diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h
index 1e4b81e..a0bf5df 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@
 
 		/* force handover of high-speed port to full-speed companion */
 	void	(*relinquish_port)(struct usb_hcd *, int);
+		/* has a port been handed over to a companion? */
+	int	(*port_handed_over)(struct usb_hcd *, int);
 };
 
 extern int usb_hcd_link_urb_to_ep(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct urb *urb);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 1a3d287..8eb4da3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -2753,7 +2753,11 @@
 		if ((status == -ENOTCONN) || (status == -ENOTSUPP))
 			break;
 	}
-	dev_err(hub_dev, "unable to enumerate USB device on port %d\n", port1);
+	if (hub->hdev->parent ||
+			!hcd->driver->port_handed_over ||
+			!(hcd->driver->port_handed_over)(hcd, port1))
+		dev_err(hub_dev, "unable to enumerate USB device on port %d\n",
+				port1);
  
 done:
 	hub_port_disable(hub, port1, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-au1xxx.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-au1xxx.c
index 8b5f991..08a4335 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-au1xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-au1xxx.c
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
 	.bus_suspend = ehci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume = ehci_bus_resume,
 	.relinquish_port = ehci_relinquish_port,
+	.port_handed_over = ehci_port_handed_over,
 };
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
index 4843062..7370d61 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@
 	.bus_suspend = ehci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume = ehci_bus_resume,
 	.relinquish_port = ehci_relinquish_port,
+	.port_handed_over = ehci_port_handed_over,
 };
 
 static int ehci_fsl_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
index 382587c..d613dc9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
@@ -875,3 +875,13 @@
 	set_owner(ehci, --portnum, PORT_OWNER);
 }
 
+static int ehci_port_handed_over(struct usb_hcd *hcd, int portnum)
+{
+	struct ehci_hcd		*ehci = hcd_to_ehci(hcd);
+	u32 __iomem		*reg;
+
+	if (ehci_is_TDI(ehci))
+		return 0;
+	reg = &ehci->regs->port_status[portnum - 1];
+	return ehci_readl(ehci, reg) & PORT_OWNER;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ixp4xx.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ixp4xx.c
index 539257f..9d042f2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ixp4xx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ixp4xx.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 	.bus_resume		= ehci_bus_resume,
 #endif
 	.relinquish_port	= ehci_relinquish_port,
+	.port_handed_over	= ehci_port_handed_over,
 };
 
 static int ixp4xx_ehci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-orion.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-orion.c
index 9c5266d..ab625f0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-orion.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-orion.c
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
 	.bus_suspend = ehci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume = ehci_bus_resume,
 	.relinquish_port = ehci_relinquish_port,
+	.port_handed_over = ehci_port_handed_over,
 };
 
 static void __init
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
index 6ff453f..c46a58f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@
 	.bus_suspend =		ehci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume =		ehci_bus_resume,
 	.relinquish_port =	ehci_relinquish_port,
+	.port_handed_over =	ehci_port_handed_over,
 };
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ppc-of.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ppc-of.c
index d94a2ef..b018dee 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ppc-of.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ppc-of.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 	.bus_resume		= ehci_bus_resume,
 #endif
 	.relinquish_port	= ehci_relinquish_port,
+	.port_handed_over	= ehci_port_handed_over,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ppc-soc.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ppc-soc.c
index 6c76036..529590e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ppc-soc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ppc-soc.c
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
 	.bus_suspend = ehci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume = ehci_bus_resume,
 	.relinquish_port = ehci_relinquish_port,
+	.port_handed_over = ehci_port_handed_over,
 };
 
 static int ehci_hcd_ppc_soc_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ps3.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ps3.c
index 6978222..37e6abe 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ps3.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ps3.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 	.bus_resume		= ehci_bus_resume,
 #endif
 	.relinquish_port	= ehci_relinquish_port,
+	.port_handed_over	= ehci_port_handed_over,
 };
 
 static int ps3_ehci_probe(struct ps3_system_bus_device *dev)