diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
index 9315ba18310d..1cbefee3c4ca 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
@@ -3195,6 +3195,7 @@ irqreturn_t xhci_irq(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 
 	if (status & STS_HCE) {
 		xhci_warn(xhci, "WARNING: Host Controller Error\n");
+		xhci_halt(xhci);
 		goto out;
 	}