diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index d481c99a20d7..c01b72467524 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -4538,6 +4538,9 @@ check_highspeed (struct usb_hub *hub, struct usb_device *udev, int port1)
 	struct usb_qualifier_descriptor	*qual;
 	int				status;
 
+	if (udev->quirks & USB_QUIRK_DEVICE_QUALIFIER)
+		return;
+
 	qual = kmalloc (sizeof *qual, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (qual == NULL)
 		return;
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/quirks.h b/include/linux/usb/quirks.h
index 55a17b188daa..ffe565c94743 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/quirks.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/quirks.h
@@ -41,4 +41,7 @@
  */
 #define USB_QUIRK_LINEAR_UFRAME_INTR_BINTERVAL	0x00000080
 
+/* device can't handle device_qualifier descriptor requests */
+#define USB_QUIRK_DEVICE_QUALIFIER	0x00000100
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_USB_QUIRKS_H */