diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c
index 5e3311e3cc16..4f445f836d32 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c
@@ -3685,6 +3685,17 @@ static void dwc3_reset_gadget(struct dwc3 *dwc)
 void dwc3_stop_active_transfer(struct dwc3_ep *dep, bool force,
 	bool interrupt)
 {
+	struct dwc3 *dwc = dep->dwc;
+
+	/*
+	 * Only issue End Transfer command to the control endpoint of a started
+	 * Data Phase. Typically we should only do so in error cases such as
+	 * invalid/unexpected direction as described in the control transfer
+	 * flow of the programming guide.
+	 */
+	if (dep->number <= 1 && dwc->ep0state != EP0_DATA_PHASE)
+		return;
+
 	if (!(dep->flags & DWC3_EP_TRANSFER_STARTED) ||
 	    (dep->flags & DWC3_EP_DELAY_STOP) ||
 	    (dep->flags & DWC3_EP_END_TRANSFER_PENDING))