diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
index 3e86bf4371b3..ca7b964124af 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
@@ -35,6 +35,21 @@ static const char hcd_name[] = "ehci-pci";
 #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_CE4100_USB	0x2e70
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_QUARK_X1000_SOC		0x0939
+static inline bool is_intel_quark_x1000(struct pci_dev *pdev)
+{
+	return pdev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL &&
+		pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_QUARK_X1000_SOC;
+}
+
+/*
+ * 0x84 is the offset of in/out threshold register,
+ * and it is the same offset as the register of 'hostpc'.
+ */
+#define	intel_quark_x1000_insnreg01	hostpc
+
+/* Maximum usable threshold value is 0x7f dwords for both IN and OUT */
+#define INTEL_QUARK_X1000_EHCI_MAX_THRESHOLD	0x007f007f
 
 /* called after powerup, by probe or system-pm "wakeup" */
 static int ehci_pci_reinit(struct ehci_hcd *ehci, struct pci_dev *pdev)
@@ -50,6 +65,16 @@ static int ehci_pci_reinit(struct ehci_hcd *ehci, struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (!retval)
 		ehci_dbg(ehci, "MWI active\n");
 
+	/* Reset the threshold limit */
+	if (is_intel_quark_x1000(pdev)) {
+		/*
+		 * For the Intel QUARK X1000, raise the I/O threshold to the
+		 * maximum usable value in order to improve performance.
+		 */
+		ehci_writel(ehci, INTEL_QUARK_X1000_EHCI_MAX_THRESHOLD,
+			ehci->regs->intel_quark_x1000_insnreg01);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }