diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/whci/asl.c b/drivers/usb/host/whci/asl.c
index 577c0d2..2291c5f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/whci/asl.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/whci/asl.c
@@ -170,12 +170,17 @@
 void asl_update(struct whc *whc, uint32_t wusbcmd)
 {
 	struct wusbhc *wusbhc = &whc->wusbhc;
+	long t;
 
 	mutex_lock(&wusbhc->mutex);
 	if (wusbhc->active) {
 		whc_write_wusbcmd(whc, wusbcmd, wusbcmd);
-		wait_event(whc->async_list_wq,
-			   (le_readl(whc->base + WUSBCMD) & WUSBCMD_ASYNC_UPDATED) == 0);
+		t = wait_event_timeout(
+			whc->async_list_wq,
+			(le_readl(whc->base + WUSBCMD) & WUSBCMD_ASYNC_UPDATED) == 0,
+			msecs_to_jiffies(1000));
+		if (t == 0)
+			whc_hw_error(whc, "ASL update timeout");
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&wusbhc->mutex);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/whci/hw.c b/drivers/usb/host/whci/hw.c
index d498e72..6afa2e3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/whci/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/whci/hw.c
@@ -87,3 +87,18 @@
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+/**
+ * whc_hw_error - recover from a hardware error
+ * @whc:    the WHCI HC that broke.
+ * @reason: a description of the failure.
+ *
+ * Recover from broken hardware with a full reset.
+ */
+void whc_hw_error(struct whc *whc, const char *reason)
+{
+	struct wusbhc *wusbhc = &whc->wusbhc;
+
+	dev_err(&whc->umc->dev, "hardware error: %s\n", reason);
+	wusbhc_reset_all(wusbhc);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/whci/pzl.c b/drivers/usb/host/whci/pzl.c
index 2ae5abf..7dc85a0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/whci/pzl.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/whci/pzl.c
@@ -183,12 +183,17 @@
 void pzl_update(struct whc *whc, uint32_t wusbcmd)
 {
 	struct wusbhc *wusbhc = &whc->wusbhc;
+	long t;
 
 	mutex_lock(&wusbhc->mutex);
 	if (wusbhc->active) {
 		whc_write_wusbcmd(whc, wusbcmd, wusbcmd);
-		wait_event(whc->periodic_list_wq,
-			   (le_readl(whc->base + WUSBCMD) & WUSBCMD_PERIODIC_UPDATED) == 0);
+		t = wait_event_timeout(
+			whc->periodic_list_wq,
+			(le_readl(whc->base + WUSBCMD) & WUSBCMD_PERIODIC_UPDATED) == 0,
+			msecs_to_jiffies(1000));
+		if (t == 0)
+			whc_hw_error(whc, "PZL update timeout");
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&wusbhc->mutex);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/whci/whcd.h b/drivers/usb/host/whci/whcd.h
index 0f3540f..d3543a1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/whci/whcd.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/whci/whcd.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
 /* hw.c */
 void whc_write_wusbcmd(struct whc *whc, u32 mask, u32 val);
 int whc_do_gencmd(struct whc *whc, u32 cmd, u32 params, void *addr, size_t len);
+void whc_hw_error(struct whc *whc, const char *reason);
 
 /* wusb.c */
 int whc_wusbhc_start(struct wusbhc *wusbhc);