diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c b/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c
index 0ead0b4a11e1..edeec3638684 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static int hw_device_init(struct ci_hdrc *ci, void __iomem *base)
 
 static void hw_phymode_configure(struct ci_hdrc *ci)
 {
-	u32 portsc, lpm, sts;
+	u32 portsc, lpm, sts = 0;
 
 	switch (ci->platdata->phy_mode) {
 	case USBPHY_INTERFACE_MODE_UTMI:
@@ -266,10 +266,12 @@ static void hw_phymode_configure(struct ci_hdrc *ci)
 
 	if (ci->hw_bank.lpm) {
 		hw_write(ci, OP_DEVLC, DEVLC_PTS(7) | DEVLC_PTW, lpm);
-		hw_write(ci, OP_DEVLC, DEVLC_STS, sts);
+		if (sts)
+			hw_write(ci, OP_DEVLC, DEVLC_STS, DEVLC_STS);
 	} else {
 		hw_write(ci, OP_PORTSC, PORTSC_PTS(7) | PORTSC_PTW, portsc);
-		hw_write(ci, OP_PORTSC, PORTSC_STS, sts);
+		if (sts)
+			hw_write(ci, OP_PORTSC, PORTSC_STS, PORTSC_STS);
 	}
 }