diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
index a47a1e8..1c61e5e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
@@ -302,6 +302,15 @@
 	ret = xhci_handshake(&xhci->op_regs->cmd_ring,
 			CMD_RING_RUNNING, 0, 5 * 1000 * 1000);
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		/* we are about to kill xhci, give it one more chance */
+		xhci_write_64(xhci, temp_64 | CMD_RING_ABORT,
+			      &xhci->op_regs->cmd_ring);
+		udelay(1000);
+		ret = xhci_handshake(&xhci->op_regs->cmd_ring,
+				     CMD_RING_RUNNING, 0, 3 * 1000 * 1000);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			return 0;
+
 		xhci_err(xhci, "Stopped the command ring failed, "
 				"maybe the host is dead\n");
 		xhci->xhc_state |= XHCI_STATE_DYING;