diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c
index ecc9b66c03cd..01132ac74eb8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c
@@ -333,12 +333,40 @@ qh_completions (struct ehci_hcd *ehci, struct ehci_qh *qh)
 		token = hc32_to_cpu(ehci, qtd->hw_token);
 
 		/* always clean up qtds the hc de-activated */
+ retry_xacterr:
 		if ((token & QTD_STS_ACTIVE) == 0) {
 
 			/* on STALL, error, and short reads this urb must
 			 * complete and all its qtds must be recycled.
 			 */
 			if ((token & QTD_STS_HALT) != 0) {
+
+				/* retry transaction errors until we
+				 * reach the software xacterr limit
+				 */
+				if ((token & QTD_STS_XACT) &&
+						QTD_CERR(token) == 0 &&
+						--qh->xacterrs > 0 &&
+						!urb->unlinked) {
+					ehci_dbg(ehci,
+	"detected XactErr len %d/%d retry %d\n",
+	qtd->length - QTD_LENGTH(token), qtd->length,
+	QH_XACTERR_MAX - qh->xacterrs);
+
+					/* reset the token in the qtd and the
+					 * qh overlay (which still contains
+					 * the qtd) so that we pick up from
+					 * where we left off
+					 */
+					token &= ~QTD_STS_HALT;
+					token |= QTD_STS_ACTIVE |
+							(EHCI_TUNE_CERR << 10);
+					qtd->hw_token = cpu_to_hc32(ehci,
+							token);
+					wmb();
+					qh->hw_token = cpu_to_hc32(ehci, token);
+					goto retry_xacterr;
+				}
 				stopped = 1;
 
 			/* magic dummy for some short reads; qh won't advance.
@@ -421,6 +449,9 @@ qh_completions (struct ehci_hcd *ehci, struct ehci_qh *qh)
 		/* remove qtd; it's recycled after possible urb completion */
 		list_del (&qtd->qtd_list);
 		last = qtd;
+
+		/* reinit the xacterr counter for the next qtd */
+		qh->xacterrs = QH_XACTERR_MAX;
 	}
 
 	/* last urb's completion might still need calling */
@@ -862,6 +893,7 @@ static void qh_link_async (struct ehci_hcd *ehci, struct ehci_qh *qh)
 	head->qh_next.qh = qh;
 	head->hw_next = dma;
 
+	qh->xacterrs = QH_XACTERR_MAX;
 	qh->qh_state = QH_STATE_LINKED;
 	/* qtd completions reported later by interrupt */
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h b/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
index 0042deb671dd..9aba560fd569 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ struct ehci_qh {
 #define	QH_STATE_UNLINK_WAIT	4		/* LINKED and on reclaim q */
 #define	QH_STATE_COMPLETING	5		/* don't touch token.HALT */
 
+	u8			xacterrs;	/* XactErr retry counter */
+#define	QH_XACTERR_MAX		32		/* XactErr retry limit */
+
 	/* periodic schedule info */
 	u8			usecs;		/* intr bandwidth */
 	u8			gap_uf;		/* uframes split/csplit gap */