diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
index 9030994..f2ceb5f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@
 module_param (park, uint, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC (park, "park setting; 1-3 back-to-back async packets");
 
+/* for flakey hardware, ignore overcurrent indicators */
+static int ignore_oc = 0;
+module_param (ignore_oc, bool, S_IRUGO);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC (ignore_oc, "ignore bogus hardware overcurrent indications");
+
 #define	INTR_MASK (STS_IAA | STS_FATAL | STS_PCD | STS_ERR | STS_INT)
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -541,9 +546,10 @@
 
 	temp = HC_VERSION(readl (&ehci->caps->hc_capbase));
 	ehci_info (ehci,
-		"USB %x.%x started, EHCI %x.%02x, driver %s\n",
+		"USB %x.%x started, EHCI %x.%02x, driver %s%s\n",
 		((ehci->sbrn & 0xf0)>>4), (ehci->sbrn & 0x0f),
-		temp >> 8, temp & 0xff, DRIVER_VERSION);
+		temp >> 8, temp & 0xff, DRIVER_VERSION,
+		ignore_oc ? ", overcurrent ignored" : "");
 
 	writel (INTR_MASK, &ehci->regs->intr_enable); /* Turn On Interrupts */
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
index 7c170a2..0a56dfa 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@
 {
 	struct ehci_hcd	*ehci = hcd_to_ehci (hcd);
 	u32		temp, status = 0;
+	u32		mask;
 	int		ports, i, retval = 1;
 	unsigned long	flags;
 
@@ -233,6 +234,18 @@
 		retval++;
 	}
 
+	/* Some boards (mostly VIA?) report bogus overcurrent indications,
+	 * causing massive log spam unless we completely ignore them.  It
+	 * may be relevant that VIA VT8235 controlers, where PORT_POWER is
+	 * always set, seem to clear PORT_OCC and PORT_CSC when writing to
+	 * PORT_POWER; that's surprising, but maybe within-spec.
+	 */
+	if (!ignore_oc)
+		mask = PORT_CSC | PORT_PEC | PORT_OCC;
+	else
+		mask = PORT_CSC | PORT_PEC;
+	// PORT_RESUME from hardware ~= PORT_STAT_C_SUSPEND
+
 	/* no hub change reports (bit 0) for now (power, ...) */
 
 	/* port N changes (bit N)? */
@@ -250,8 +263,7 @@
 		}
 		if (!(temp & PORT_CONNECT))
 			ehci->reset_done [i] = 0;
-		if ((temp & (PORT_CSC | PORT_PEC | PORT_OCC)) != 0
-				// PORT_STAT_C_SUSPEND?
+		if ((temp & mask) != 0
 				|| ((temp & PORT_RESUME) != 0
 					&& time_after (jiffies,
 						ehci->reset_done [i]))) {
@@ -418,7 +430,7 @@
 			status |= 1 << USB_PORT_FEAT_C_CONNECTION;
 		if (temp & PORT_PEC)
 			status |= 1 << USB_PORT_FEAT_C_ENABLE;
-		if (temp & PORT_OCC)
+		if ((temp & PORT_OCC) && !ignore_oc)
 			status |= 1 << USB_PORT_FEAT_C_OVER_CURRENT;
 
 		/* whoever resumes must GetPortStatus to complete it!! */