diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
index 69b0b9be7a64..d03e3cad5ca8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ static int ehci_hub_control (
 		case USB_PORT_FEAT_SUSPEND:
 			if (temp & PORT_RESET)
 				goto error;
+			if (ehci->no_selective_suspend)
+				break;
 			if (temp & PORT_SUSPEND) {
 				if ((temp & PORT_PE) == 0)
 					goto error;
@@ -514,6 +516,8 @@ static int ehci_hub_control (
 		temp &= ~PORT_RWC_BITS;
 		switch (wValue) {
 		case USB_PORT_FEAT_SUSPEND:
+			if (ehci->no_selective_suspend)
+				break;
 			if ((temp & PORT_PE) == 0
 					|| (temp & PORT_RESET) != 0)
 				goto error;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
index 3a6687df5594..1e03f1a5a5fd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ static int ehci_pci_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 		}
 		break;
 	case PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA:
+		switch (pdev->device) {
 		/* NVidia reports that certain chips don't handle
 		 * QH, ITD, or SITD addresses above 2GB.  (But TD,
 		 * data buffer, and periodic schedule are normal.)
 		 */
-		switch (pdev->device) {
 		case 0x003c:	/* MCP04 */
 		case 0x005b:	/* CK804 */
 		case 0x00d8:	/* CK8 */
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ static int ehci_pci_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 				ehci_warn(ehci, "can't enable NVidia "
 					"workaround for >2GB RAM\n");
 			break;
+		/* Some NForce2 chips have problems with selective suspend;
+		 * fixed in newer silicon.
+		 */
+		case 0x0068:
+			pci_read_config_dword(pdev, PCI_REVISION_ID, &temp);
+			if ((temp & 0xff) < 0xa4)
+				ehci->no_selective_suspend = 1;
+			break;
 		}
 		break;
 	}
@@ -163,6 +171,21 @@ static int ehci_pci_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 			device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 1);
 	}
 
+#ifdef	CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND
+	/* REVISIT: the controller works fine for wakeup iff the root hub
+	 * itself is "globally" suspended, but usbcore currently doesn't
+	 * understand such things.
+	 *
+	 * System suspend currently expects to be able to suspend the entire
+	 * device tree, device-at-a-time.  If we failed selective suspend
+	 * reports, system suspend would fail; so the root hub code must claim
+	 * success.  That's lying to usbcore, and it matters for for runtime
+	 * PM scenarios with selective suspend and remote wakeup...
+	 */
+	if (ehci->no_selective_suspend && device_can_wakeup(&pdev->dev))
+		ehci_warn(ehci, "selective suspend/wakeup unavailable\n");
+#endif
+
 	retval = ehci_pci_reinit(ehci, pdev);
 done:
 	return retval;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h b/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
index 18e257c2bdb5..86af41c41de1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ struct ehci_hcd {			/* one per controller */
 	u32			command;
 
 	unsigned		is_tdi_rh_tt:1;	/* TDI roothub with TT */
+	unsigned		no_selective_suspend:1;
+	u8			sbrn;		/* packed release number */
 
 	/* irq statistics */
 #ifdef EHCI_STATS
@@ -97,7 +99,6 @@ struct ehci_hcd {			/* one per controller */
 #else
 #	define COUNT(x) do {} while (0)
 #endif
-	u8			sbrn;		/* packed release number */
 };
 
 /* convert between an HCD pointer and the corresponding EHCI_HCD */