diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c b/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c
index a9d315906e3d..f4d1b691e6ec 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ static void __devinit quirk_usb_handoff_xhci(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	/* If the BIOS owns the HC, signal that the OS wants it, and wait */
 	if (val & XHCI_HC_BIOS_OWNED) {
-		writel(val & XHCI_HC_OS_OWNED, base + ext_cap_offset);
+		writel(val | XHCI_HC_OS_OWNED, base + ext_cap_offset);
 
 		/* Wait for 5 seconds with 10 microsecond polling interval */
 		timeout = handshake(base + ext_cap_offset, XHCI_HC_BIOS_OWNED,