diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mtk.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mtk.c
index 7a92bb782e5c..97ba51e4e149 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mtk.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mtk.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ static int xhci_mtk_host_enable(struct xhci_hcd_mtk *mtk)
 {
 	struct mu3c_ippc_regs __iomem *ippc = mtk->ippc_regs;
 	u32 value, check_val;
+	int u3_ports_disabed = 0;
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
@@ -103,8 +104,13 @@ static int xhci_mtk_host_enable(struct xhci_hcd_mtk *mtk)
 	value &= ~CTRL1_IP_HOST_PDN;
 	writel(value, &ippc->ip_pw_ctr1);
 
-	/* power on and enable all u3 ports */
+	/* power on and enable u3 ports except skipped ones */
 	for (i = 0; i < mtk->num_u3_ports; i++) {
+		if ((0x1 << i) & mtk->u3p_dis_msk) {
+			u3_ports_disabed++;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		value = readl(&ippc->u3_ctrl_p[i]);
 		value &= ~(CTRL_U3_PORT_PDN | CTRL_U3_PORT_DIS);
 		value |= CTRL_U3_PORT_HOST_SEL;
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@ static int xhci_mtk_host_enable(struct xhci_hcd_mtk *mtk)
 	check_val = STS1_SYSPLL_STABLE | STS1_REF_RST |
 			STS1_SYS125_RST | STS1_XHCI_RST;
 
-	if (mtk->num_u3_ports)
+	if (mtk->num_u3_ports > u3_ports_disabed)
 		check_val |= STS1_U3_MAC_RST;
 
 	ret = readl_poll_timeout(&ippc->ip_pw_sts1, value,
@@ -149,8 +155,11 @@ static int xhci_mtk_host_disable(struct xhci_hcd_mtk *mtk)
 	if (!mtk->has_ippc)
 		return 0;
 
-	/* power down all u3 ports */
+	/* power down u3 ports except skipped ones */
 	for (i = 0; i < mtk->num_u3_ports; i++) {
+		if ((0x1 << i) & mtk->u3p_dis_msk)
+			continue;
+
 		value = readl(&ippc->u3_ctrl_p[i]);
 		value |= CTRL_U3_PORT_PDN;
 		writel(value, &ippc->u3_ctrl_p[i]);
@@ -573,6 +582,9 @@ static int xhci_mtk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	mtk->lpm_support = of_property_read_bool(node, "usb3-lpm-capable");
+	/* optional property, ignore the error if it does not exist */
+	of_property_read_u32(node, "mediatek,u3p-dis-msk",
+			     &mtk->u3p_dis_msk);
 
 	ret = usb_wakeup_of_property_parse(mtk, node);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mtk.h b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mtk.h
index 3aa5e1d25064..db55a12f1585 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mtk.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mtk.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ struct xhci_hcd_mtk {
 	bool has_ippc;
 	int num_u2_ports;
 	int num_u3_ports;
+	int u3p_dis_msk;
 	struct regulator *vusb33;
 	struct regulator *vbus;
 	struct clk *sys_clk;	/* sys and mac clock */