diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index a0613d8..265c2f6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -705,10 +705,26 @@
 	if (type == HUB_INIT3)
 		goto init3;
 
-	/* After a resume, port power should still be on.
+	/* The superspeed hub except for root hub has to use Hub Depth
+	 * value as an offset into the route string to locate the bits
+	 * it uses to determine the downstream port number. So hub driver
+	 * should send a set hub depth request to superspeed hub after
+	 * the superspeed hub is set configuration in initialization or
+	 * reset procedure.
+	 *
+	 * After a resume, port power should still be on.
 	 * For any other type of activation, turn it on.
 	 */
 	if (type != HUB_RESUME) {
+		if (hdev->parent && hub_is_superspeed(hdev)) {
+			ret = usb_control_msg(hdev, usb_sndctrlpipe(hdev, 0),
+					HUB_SET_DEPTH, USB_RT_HUB,
+					hdev->level - 1, 0, NULL, 0,
+					USB_CTRL_SET_TIMEOUT);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				dev_err(hub->intfdev,
+						"set hub depth failed\n");
+		}
 
 		/* Speed up system boot by using a delayed_work for the
 		 * hub's initial power-up delays.  This is pretty awkward
@@ -987,18 +1003,6 @@
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	if (hub_is_superspeed(hdev) && (hdev->parent != NULL)) {
-		ret = usb_control_msg(hdev, usb_sndctrlpipe(hdev, 0),
-				HUB_SET_DEPTH, USB_RT_HUB,
-				hdev->level - 1, 0, NULL, 0,
-				USB_CTRL_SET_TIMEOUT);
-
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			message = "can't set hub depth";
-			goto fail;
-		}
-	}
-
 	/* Request the entire hub descriptor.
 	 * hub->descriptor can handle USB_MAXCHILDREN ports,
 	 * but the hub can/will return fewer bytes here.