diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap4panda.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap4panda.c
index e9c6b24361bc..5eb1a77bf0e5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap4panda.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap4panda.c
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 #include "timer-gp.h"
 
 
+#define GPIO_HUB_POWER		1
+#define GPIO_HUB_NRESET		62
+
 static struct gpio_led gpio_leds[] = {
 	{
 		.name			= "pandaboard::status1",
@@ -78,6 +81,56 @@ static void __init omap4_panda_init_irq(void)
 	omap_gpio_init();
 }
 
+static const struct ehci_hcd_omap_platform_data ehci_pdata __initconst = {
+	.port_mode[0] = EHCI_HCD_OMAP_MODE_PHY,
+	.port_mode[1] = EHCI_HCD_OMAP_MODE_UNKNOWN,
+	.port_mode[2] = EHCI_HCD_OMAP_MODE_UNKNOWN,
+	.phy_reset  = false,
+	.reset_gpio_port[0]  = -EINVAL,
+	.reset_gpio_port[1]  = -EINVAL,
+	.reset_gpio_port[2]  = -EINVAL
+};
+
+static void __init omap4_ehci_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+
+	/* disable the power to the usb hub prior to init */
+	ret = gpio_request(GPIO_HUB_POWER, "hub_power");
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Cannot request GPIO %d\n", GPIO_HUB_POWER);
+		goto error1;
+	}
+	gpio_export(GPIO_HUB_POWER, 0);
+	gpio_direction_output(GPIO_HUB_POWER, 0);
+	gpio_set_value(GPIO_HUB_POWER, 0);
+
+	/* reset phy+hub */
+	ret = gpio_request(GPIO_HUB_NRESET, "hub_nreset");
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Cannot request GPIO %d\n", GPIO_HUB_NRESET);
+		goto error2;
+	}
+	gpio_export(GPIO_HUB_NRESET, 0);
+	gpio_direction_output(GPIO_HUB_NRESET, 0);
+	gpio_set_value(GPIO_HUB_NRESET, 0);
+	gpio_set_value(GPIO_HUB_NRESET, 1);
+
+	usb_ehci_init(&ehci_pdata);
+
+	/* enable power to hub */
+	gpio_set_value(GPIO_HUB_POWER, 1);
+	return;
+
+error2:
+	gpio_free(GPIO_HUB_POWER);
+error1:
+	pr_err("Unable to initialize EHCI power/reset\n");
+	return;
+
+}
+
 static struct omap_musb_board_data musb_board_data = {
 	.interface_type		= MUSB_INTERFACE_UTMI,
 	.mode			= MUSB_PERIPHERAL,
@@ -314,6 +367,7 @@ static void __init omap4_panda_init(void)
 	omap4_twl6030_hsmmc_init(mmc);
 	/* OMAP4 Panda uses internal transceiver so register nop transceiver */
 	usb_nop_xceiv_register();
+	omap4_ehci_init();
 	/* FIXME: allow multi-omap to boot until musb is updated for omap4 */
 	if (!cpu_is_omap44xx())
 		usb_musb_init(&musb_board_data);