diff --git a/drivers/usb/imx/chipidea-imx.c b/drivers/usb/imx/chipidea-imx.c
index 508dbd8..928ebf3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/imx/chipidea-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/imx/chipidea-imx.c
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (of_find_property(ci->dev->device_node, "disable-over-current"))
+		ci->flags |= MXC_EHCI_DISABLE_OVERCURRENT;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/imx/imx-usb-misc.c b/drivers/usb/imx/imx-usb-misc.c
index 647f6b3..51d549c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/imx/imx-usb-misc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/imx/imx-usb-misc.c
@@ -347,6 +347,9 @@
 	.init = mx5_initialize_usb_hw,
 };
 
+#define MX6_USB_CTRL(n)			((n) * 4)
+#define MX6_USB_CTRL_OVER_CUR_DIS	(1 << 7)
+
 static void mx6_hsic_pullup(unsigned long reg, int on)
 {
 	u32 val;
@@ -364,10 +367,15 @@
 static __maybe_unused int mx6_initialize_usb_hw(void __iomem *base, int port,
 		unsigned int flags)
 {
+	u32 val;
+
 	switch (port) {
 	case 0:
-		break;
 	case 1:
+		val = readl(base + MX6_USB_CTRL(port));
+		if (flags & MXC_EHCI_DISABLE_OVERCURRENT)
+			val |= MX6_USB_CTRL_OVER_CUR_DIS;
+		writel(val, base + MX6_USB_CTRL(port));
 		break;
 	case 2: /* HSIC port */
 		mx6_hsic_pullup(0x388, 0);
diff --git a/include/usb/chipidea-imx.h b/include/usb/chipidea-imx.h
index 3f9f61e..5801cf1 100644
--- a/include/usb/chipidea-imx.h
+++ b/include/usb/chipidea-imx.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #define MXC_EHCI_WAKEUP_ENABLED		(1 << 12)
 #define MXC_EHCI_ITC_NO_THRESHOLD	(1 << 13)
 
+#define MXC_EHCI_DISABLE_OVERCURRENT	(1 << 14)
+
 enum imx_usb_mode {
 	IMX_USB_MODE_HOST,
 	IMX_USB_MODE_DEVICE,