diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/r8a66597-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/r8a66597-hcd.c
index b7a661c..0ceec12 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/r8a66597-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/r8a66597-hcd.c
@@ -216,8 +216,17 @@
 {
 	int port;
 
+	/* disable interrupts */
 	r8a66597_write(r8a66597, 0, INTENB0);
-	r8a66597_write(r8a66597, 0, INTSTS0);
+	r8a66597_write(r8a66597, 0, INTENB1);
+	r8a66597_write(r8a66597, 0, BRDYENB);
+	r8a66597_write(r8a66597, 0, BEMPENB);
+	r8a66597_write(r8a66597, 0, NRDYENB);
+
+	/* clear status */
+	r8a66597_write(r8a66597, 0, BRDYSTS);
+	r8a66597_write(r8a66597, 0, NRDYSTS);
+	r8a66597_write(r8a66597, 0, BEMPSTS);
 
 	for (port = 0; port < r8a66597->max_root_hub; port++)
 		r8a66597_disable_port(r8a66597, port);
@@ -2466,6 +2475,12 @@
 	r8a66597->rh_timer.data = (unsigned long)r8a66597;
 	r8a66597->reg = (unsigned long)reg;
 
+	/* make sure no interrupts are pending */
+	ret = r8a66597_clock_enable(r8a66597);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto clean_up3;
+	disable_controller(r8a66597);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < R8A66597_MAX_NUM_PIPE; i++) {
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&r8a66597->pipe_queue[i]);
 		init_timer(&r8a66597->td_timer[i]);