diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 51dfdc69af10d..61e8944380161 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -5093,6 +5093,91 @@ hub_power_remaining(struct usb_hub *hub)
 	return remaining;
 }
 
+
+static int descriptors_changed(struct usb_device *udev,
+		struct usb_device_descriptor *old_device_descriptor,
+		struct usb_host_bos *old_bos)
+{
+	int		changed = 0;
+	unsigned	index;
+	unsigned	serial_len = 0;
+	unsigned	len;
+	unsigned	old_length;
+	int		length;
+	char		*buf;
+
+	if (memcmp(&udev->descriptor, old_device_descriptor,
+			sizeof(*old_device_descriptor)) != 0)
+		return 1;
+
+	if ((old_bos && !udev->bos) || (!old_bos && udev->bos))
+		return 1;
+	if (udev->bos) {
+		len = le16_to_cpu(udev->bos->desc->wTotalLength);
+		if (len != le16_to_cpu(old_bos->desc->wTotalLength))
+			return 1;
+		if (memcmp(udev->bos->desc, old_bos->desc, len))
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* Since the idVendor, idProduct, and bcdDevice values in the
+	 * device descriptor haven't changed, we will assume the
+	 * Manufacturer and Product strings haven't changed either.
+	 * But the SerialNumber string could be different (e.g., a
+	 * different flash card of the same brand).
+	 */
+	if (udev->serial)
+		serial_len = strlen(udev->serial) + 1;
+
+	len = serial_len;
+	for (index = 0; index < udev->descriptor.bNumConfigurations; index++) {
+		old_length = le16_to_cpu(udev->config[index].desc.wTotalLength);
+		len = max(len, old_length);
+	}
+
+	buf = kmalloc(len, GFP_NOIO);
+	if (!buf)
+		/* assume the worst */
+		return 1;
+
+	for (index = 0; index < udev->descriptor.bNumConfigurations; index++) {
+		old_length = le16_to_cpu(udev->config[index].desc.wTotalLength);
+		length = usb_get_descriptor(udev, USB_DT_CONFIG, index, buf,
+				old_length);
+		if (length != old_length) {
+			dev_dbg(&udev->dev, "config index %d, error %d\n",
+					index, length);
+			changed = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+		if (memcmp(buf, udev->rawdescriptors[index], old_length)
+				!= 0) {
+			dev_dbg(&udev->dev, "config index %d changed (#%d)\n",
+				index,
+				((struct usb_config_descriptor *) buf)->
+					bConfigurationValue);
+			changed = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!changed && serial_len) {
+		length = usb_string(udev, udev->descriptor.iSerialNumber,
+				buf, serial_len);
+		if (length + 1 != serial_len) {
+			dev_dbg(&udev->dev, "serial string error %d\n",
+					length);
+			changed = 1;
+		} else if (memcmp(buf, udev->serial, length) != 0) {
+			dev_dbg(&udev->dev, "serial string changed\n");
+			changed = 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	kfree(buf);
+	return changed;
+}
+
 static void hub_port_connect(struct usb_hub *hub, int port1, u16 portstatus,
 		u16 portchange)
 {
@@ -5340,7 +5425,9 @@ static void hub_port_connect_change(struct usb_hub *hub, int port1,
 {
 	struct usb_port *port_dev = hub->ports[port1 - 1];
 	struct usb_device *udev = port_dev->child;
+	struct usb_device_descriptor descriptor;
 	int status = -ENODEV;
+	int retval;
 
 	dev_dbg(&port_dev->dev, "status %04x, change %04x, %s\n", portstatus,
 			portchange, portspeed(hub, portstatus));
@@ -5361,7 +5448,30 @@ static void hub_port_connect_change(struct usb_hub *hub, int port1,
 	if ((portstatus & USB_PORT_STAT_CONNECTION) && udev &&
 			udev->state != USB_STATE_NOTATTACHED) {
 		if (portstatus & USB_PORT_STAT_ENABLE) {
-			status = 0;		/* Nothing to do */
+			/*
+			 * USB-3 connections are initialized automatically by
+			 * the hostcontroller hardware. Therefore check for
+			 * changed device descriptors before resuscitating the
+			 * device.
+			 */
+			descriptor = udev->descriptor;
+			retval = usb_get_device_descriptor(udev,
+					sizeof(udev->descriptor));
+			if (retval < 0) {
+				dev_dbg(&udev->dev,
+						"can't read device descriptor %d\n",
+						retval);
+			} else {
+				if (descriptors_changed(udev, &descriptor,
+						udev->bos)) {
+					dev_dbg(&udev->dev,
+							"device descriptor has changed\n");
+					/* for disconnect() calls */
+					udev->descriptor = descriptor;
+				} else {
+					status = 0; /* Nothing to do */
+				}
+			}
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 		} else if (udev->state == USB_STATE_SUSPENDED &&
 				udev->persist_enabled) {
@@ -5745,90 +5855,6 @@ void usb_hub_cleanup(void)
 	usb_deregister(&hub_driver);
 } /* usb_hub_cleanup() */
 
-static int descriptors_changed(struct usb_device *udev,
-		struct usb_device_descriptor *old_device_descriptor,
-		struct usb_host_bos *old_bos)
-{
-	int		changed = 0;
-	unsigned	index;
-	unsigned	serial_len = 0;
-	unsigned	len;
-	unsigned	old_length;
-	int		length;
-	char		*buf;
-
-	if (memcmp(&udev->descriptor, old_device_descriptor,
-			sizeof(*old_device_descriptor)) != 0)
-		return 1;
-
-	if ((old_bos && !udev->bos) || (!old_bos && udev->bos))
-		return 1;
-	if (udev->bos) {
-		len = le16_to_cpu(udev->bos->desc->wTotalLength);
-		if (len != le16_to_cpu(old_bos->desc->wTotalLength))
-			return 1;
-		if (memcmp(udev->bos->desc, old_bos->desc, len))
-			return 1;
-	}
-
-	/* Since the idVendor, idProduct, and bcdDevice values in the
-	 * device descriptor haven't changed, we will assume the
-	 * Manufacturer and Product strings haven't changed either.
-	 * But the SerialNumber string could be different (e.g., a
-	 * different flash card of the same brand).
-	 */
-	if (udev->serial)
-		serial_len = strlen(udev->serial) + 1;
-
-	len = serial_len;
-	for (index = 0; index < udev->descriptor.bNumConfigurations; index++) {
-		old_length = le16_to_cpu(udev->config[index].desc.wTotalLength);
-		len = max(len, old_length);
-	}
-
-	buf = kmalloc(len, GFP_NOIO);
-	if (!buf)
-		/* assume the worst */
-		return 1;
-
-	for (index = 0; index < udev->descriptor.bNumConfigurations; index++) {
-		old_length = le16_to_cpu(udev->config[index].desc.wTotalLength);
-		length = usb_get_descriptor(udev, USB_DT_CONFIG, index, buf,
-				old_length);
-		if (length != old_length) {
-			dev_dbg(&udev->dev, "config index %d, error %d\n",
-					index, length);
-			changed = 1;
-			break;
-		}
-		if (memcmp(buf, udev->rawdescriptors[index], old_length)
-				!= 0) {
-			dev_dbg(&udev->dev, "config index %d changed (#%d)\n",
-				index,
-				((struct usb_config_descriptor *) buf)->
-					bConfigurationValue);
-			changed = 1;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!changed && serial_len) {
-		length = usb_string(udev, udev->descriptor.iSerialNumber,
-				buf, serial_len);
-		if (length + 1 != serial_len) {
-			dev_dbg(&udev->dev, "serial string error %d\n",
-					length);
-			changed = 1;
-		} else if (memcmp(buf, udev->serial, length) != 0) {
-			dev_dbg(&udev->dev, "serial string changed\n");
-			changed = 1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	kfree(buf);
-	return changed;
-}
-
 /**
  * usb_reset_and_verify_device - perform a USB port reset to reinitialize a device
  * @udev: device to reset (not in SUSPENDED or NOTATTACHED state)
