diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci.h b/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci.h
index 9655e35..d738603 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci.h
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@
 
 	struct ci13xxx_platform_data	*platdata;
 	int				vbus_active;
+	/* FIXME: some day, we'll not use global phy */
+	bool				global_phy;
 	struct usb_phy			*transceiver;
 	struct usb_hcd			*hcd;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c b/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c
index 39603d7b..1083585 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c
@@ -419,6 +419,10 @@
 
 	ci->dev = dev;
 	ci->platdata = dev->platform_data;
+	if (ci->platdata->phy)
+		ci->transceiver = ci->platdata->phy;
+	else
+		ci->global_phy = true;
 
 	ret = hw_device_init(ci, base);
 	if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c b/drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c
index 4a4fdb8..ebff9f4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
 	hcd->has_tt = 1;
 
 	hcd->power_budget = ci->platdata->power_budget;
+	hcd->phy = ci->transceiver;
 
 	ehci = hcd_to_ehci(hcd);
 	ehci->caps = ci->hw_bank.cap;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/udc.c b/drivers/usb/chipidea/udc.c
index ba8284e..c7a032a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/udc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/udc.c
@@ -1685,7 +1685,8 @@
 
 	ci->gadget.ep0 = &ci->ep0in->ep;
 
-	ci->transceiver = usb_get_phy(USB_PHY_TYPE_USB2);
+	if (ci->global_phy)
+		ci->transceiver = usb_get_phy(USB_PHY_TYPE_USB2);
 
 	if (ci->platdata->flags & CI13XXX_REQUIRE_TRANSCEIVER) {
 		if (ci->transceiver == NULL) {
@@ -1729,7 +1730,8 @@
 remove_trans:
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ci->transceiver)) {
 		otg_set_peripheral(ci->transceiver->otg, &ci->gadget);
-		usb_put_phy(ci->transceiver);
+		if (ci->global_phy)
+			usb_put_phy(ci->transceiver);
 	}
 
 	dev_err(dev, "error = %i\n", retval);
@@ -1738,7 +1740,7 @@
 unreg_device:
 	device_unregister(&ci->gadget.dev);
 put_transceiver:
-	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ci->transceiver))
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ci->transceiver) && ci->global_phy)
 		usb_put_phy(ci->transceiver);
 free_pools:
 	dma_pool_destroy(ci->td_pool);
@@ -1772,7 +1774,8 @@
 
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ci->transceiver)) {
 		otg_set_peripheral(ci->transceiver->otg, NULL);
-		usb_put_phy(ci->transceiver);
+		if (ci->global_phy)
+			usb_put_phy(ci->transceiver);
 	}
 	dbg_remove_files(&ci->gadget.dev);
 	device_unregister(&ci->gadget.dev);