diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
index 1d0a81a3f6fe..bd6a302b657f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
@@ -485,6 +485,13 @@ static void dwc3_free_event_buffers(struct dwc3 *dwc)
 static int dwc3_alloc_event_buffers(struct dwc3 *dwc, unsigned int length)
 {
 	struct dwc3_event_buffer *evt;
+	unsigned int hw_mode;
+
+	hw_mode = DWC3_GHWPARAMS0_MODE(dwc->hwparams.hwparams0);
+	if (hw_mode == DWC3_GHWPARAMS0_MODE_HOST) {
+		dwc->ev_buf = NULL;
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	evt = dwc3_alloc_one_event_buffer(dwc, length);
 	if (IS_ERR(evt)) {
@@ -506,6 +513,9 @@ int dwc3_event_buffers_setup(struct dwc3 *dwc)
 {
 	struct dwc3_event_buffer	*evt;
 
+	if (!dwc->ev_buf)
+		return 0;
+
 	evt = dwc->ev_buf;
 	evt->lpos = 0;
 	dwc3_writel(dwc->regs, DWC3_GEVNTADRLO(0),
@@ -523,6 +533,9 @@ void dwc3_event_buffers_cleanup(struct dwc3 *dwc)
 {
 	struct dwc3_event_buffer	*evt;
 
+	if (!dwc->ev_buf)
+		return;
+
 	evt = dwc->ev_buf;
 
 	evt->lpos = 0;