diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c b/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
index 388f567524d8..f1c96261a501 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
@@ -463,14 +463,14 @@ static int associate_dev(struct us_data *us, struct usb_interface *intf)
 #define TOLOWER(x) ((x) | 0x20)
 
 /* Adjust device flags based on the "quirks=" module parameter */
-static void adjust_quirks(struct us_data *us)
+void usb_stor_adjust_quirks(struct usb_device *udev, unsigned long *fflags)
 {
 	char *p;
-	u16 vid = le16_to_cpu(us->pusb_dev->descriptor.idVendor);
-	u16 pid = le16_to_cpu(us->pusb_dev->descriptor.idProduct);
+	u16 vid = le16_to_cpu(udev->descriptor.idVendor);
+	u16 pid = le16_to_cpu(udev->descriptor.idProduct);
 	unsigned f = 0;
 	unsigned int mask = (US_FL_SANE_SENSE | US_FL_BAD_SENSE |
-			US_FL_FIX_CAPACITY |
+			US_FL_FIX_CAPACITY | US_FL_IGNORE_UAS |
 			US_FL_CAPACITY_HEURISTICS | US_FL_IGNORE_DEVICE |
 			US_FL_NOT_LOCKABLE | US_FL_MAX_SECTORS_64 |
 			US_FL_CAPACITY_OK | US_FL_IGNORE_RESIDUE |
@@ -541,14 +541,18 @@ static void adjust_quirks(struct us_data *us)
 		case 's':
 			f |= US_FL_SINGLE_LUN;
 			break;
+		case 'u':
+			f |= US_FL_IGNORE_UAS;
+			break;
 		case 'w':
 			f |= US_FL_NO_WP_DETECT;
 			break;
 		/* Ignore unrecognized flag characters */
 		}
 	}
-	us->fflags = (us->fflags & ~mask) | f;
+	*fflags = (*fflags & ~mask) | f;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_stor_adjust_quirks);
 
 /* Get the unusual_devs entries and the string descriptors */
 static int get_device_info(struct us_data *us, const struct usb_device_id *id,
@@ -568,7 +572,7 @@ static int get_device_info(struct us_data *us, const struct usb_device_id *id,
 			idesc->bInterfaceProtocol :
 			unusual_dev->useTransport;
 	us->fflags = id->driver_info;
-	adjust_quirks(us);
+	usb_stor_adjust_quirks(us->pusb_dev, &us->fflags);
 
 	if (us->fflags & US_FL_IGNORE_DEVICE) {
 		dev_info(pdev, "device ignored\n");
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/usb.h b/drivers/usb/storage/usb.h
index 75f70f04f37b..307e339a9478 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/usb.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/usb.h
@@ -201,4 +201,7 @@ extern int usb_stor_probe1(struct us_data **pus,
 extern int usb_stor_probe2(struct us_data *us);
 extern void usb_stor_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf);
 
+extern void usb_stor_adjust_quirks(struct usb_device *dev,
+		unsigned long *fflags);
+
 #endif