diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/ehci.c b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/ehci.c
index 29b399a324..2ac1480632 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/ehci.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/ehci.c
@@ -51,7 +51,21 @@ static void ehci_stop (hci_t *controller)
 
 static void ehci_reset (hci_t *controller)
 {
-
+	short count = 0;
+	ehci_stop(controller);
+	/* wait 10 ms just to be shure */
+	mdelay(10);
+	if (EHCI_INST(controller)->operation->usbsts & HC_OP_HC_HALTED) {
+		EHCI_INST(controller)->operation->usbcmd = HC_OP_HC_RESET;
+		/* wait 100 ms */
+		for (count = 0; count < 10; count++) {
+			mdelay(10);
+			if (!(EHCI_INST(controller)->operation->usbcmd & HC_OP_HC_RESET)) {
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	usb_debug("ehci_reset(): reset failed!\n");
 }
 
 static int ehci_set_periodic_schedule(ehci_t *ehcic, int enable)
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/ehci_private.h b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/ehci_private.h
index 3276e23edc..3b9faf6d31 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/ehci_private.h
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/ehci_private.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ typedef volatile struct {
 typedef volatile struct {
 	u32 usbcmd;
 #define HC_OP_RS 1
+#define HC_OP_HC_RESET (1 << 1)
 #define HC_OP_PERIODIC_SCHED_EN_SHIFT 4
 #define HC_OP_PERIODIC_SCHED_EN (1 << HC_OP_PERIODIC_SCHED_EN_SHIFT)
 #define HC_OP_ASYNC_SCHED_EN_SHIFT 5
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ typedef volatile struct {
 #define HC_OP_PERIODIC_SCHED_STAT (1 << HC_OP_PERIODIC_SCHED_STAT_SHIFT)
 #define HC_OP_ASYNC_SCHED_STAT_SHIFT 15
 #define HC_OP_ASYNC_SCHED_STAT (1 << HC_OP_ASYNC_SCHED_STAT_SHIFT)
+#define HC_OP_HC_HALTED_SHIFT 12
+#define HC_OP_HC_HALTED (1 << HC_OP_HC_HALTED_SHIFT)
 	u32 usbintr;
 	u32 frindex;
 	u32 ctrldssegment;