diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c
index c408e9f6a707a51f396b94554e3d07970d29fe84..17541d09eabbc9b867c5be1dcdeba349b45bfa82 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c
@@ -106,12 +106,22 @@ static int xhci_pci_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 
 	/* Look for vendor-specific quirks */
 	if (pdev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_FRESCO_LOGIC &&
-			pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_FRESCO_LOGIC_PDK &&
-			pdev->revision == 0x0) {
+			pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_FRESCO_LOGIC_PDK) {
+		if (pdev->revision == 0x0) {
 			xhci->quirks |= XHCI_RESET_EP_QUIRK;
 			xhci_dbg(xhci, "QUIRK: Fresco Logic xHC needs configure"
 					" endpoint cmd after reset endpoint\n");
+		}
+		/* Fresco Logic confirms: all revisions of this chip do not
+		 * support MSI, even though some of them claim to in their PCI
+		 * capabilities.
+		 */
+		xhci->quirks |= XHCI_BROKEN_MSI;
+		xhci_dbg(xhci, "QUIRK: Fresco Logic revision %u "
+				"has broken MSI implementation\n",
+				pdev->revision);
 	}
+
 	if (pdev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_NEC)
 		xhci->quirks |= XHCI_NEC_HOST;
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index 66f3e41bba5205c5765ed52611112313b3a8f28d..06e7023258d0f4e3e4b603d6c2ae68b1fbd38f4f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -430,12 +430,19 @@ int xhci_run(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 		free_irq(hcd->irq, hcd);
 	hcd->irq = -1;
 
+	/* Some Fresco Logic host controllers advertise MSI, but fail to
+	 * generate interrupts.  Don't even try to enable MSI.
+	 */
+	if (xhci->quirks & XHCI_BROKEN_MSI)
+		goto legacy_irq;
+
 	ret = xhci_setup_msix(xhci);
 	if (ret)
 		/* fall back to msi*/
 		ret = xhci_setup_msi(xhci);
 
 	if (ret) {
+legacy_irq:
 		/* fall back to legacy interrupt*/
 		ret = request_irq(pdev->irq, &usb_hcd_irq, IRQF_SHARED,
 					hcd->irq_descr, hcd);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
index bbc1d9afb49cf1ca62512bd912865c5caea6f8e4..7d1ea3bf5e1fa0187210f6c89ad87a9f53f1f8e2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
@@ -1307,6 +1307,7 @@ struct xhci_hcd {
  * commands.
  */
 #define XHCI_EP_LIMIT_QUIRK	(1 << 5)
+#define XHCI_BROKEN_MSI		(1 << 6)
 	unsigned int		num_active_eps;
 	unsigned int		limit_active_eps;
 	/* There are two roothubs to keep track of bus suspend info for */