diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
index e90344a..42414cd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
@@ -316,7 +316,9 @@
 	struct ehci_hcd *ehci = hcd_to_ehci(hcd);
 	int retval;
 	struct fsl_usb2_platform_data *pdata;
+	struct device *dev;
 
+	dev = hcd->self.controller;
 	pdata = hcd->self.controller->platform_data;
 	ehci->big_endian_desc = pdata->big_endian_desc;
 	ehci->big_endian_mmio = pdata->big_endian_mmio;
@@ -346,6 +348,16 @@
 
 	ehci_reset(ehci);
 
+	if (of_device_is_compatible(dev->parent->of_node,
+				    "fsl,mpc5121-usb2-dr")) {
+		/*
+		 * set SBUSCFG:AHBBRST so that control msgs don't
+		 * fail when doing heavy PATA writes.
+		 */
+		ehci_writel(ehci, SBUSCFG_INCR8,
+			    hcd->regs + FSL_SOC_USB_SBUSCFG);
+	}
+
 	retval = ehci_fsl_reinit(ehci);
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -469,6 +481,8 @@
 	ehci_writel(ehci, ISIPHYCTRL_PXE | ISIPHYCTRL_PHYE,
 		    hcd->regs + FSL_SOC_USB_ISIPHYCTRL);
 
+	ehci_writel(ehci, SBUSCFG_INCR8, hcd->regs + FSL_SOC_USB_SBUSCFG);
+
 	/* restore EHCI registers */
 	ehci_writel(ehci, pdata->pm_command, &ehci->regs->command);
 	ehci_writel(ehci, pdata->pm_intr_enable, &ehci->regs->intr_enable);