diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
index 4b870cd6c575..7a3a29e5e9d2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ static void xhci_del_comp_mod_timer(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, u32 status,
 
 static int xhci_handle_usb2_port_link_resume(struct xhci_port *port,
 					     u32 *status, u32 portsc,
-					     unsigned long flags)
+					     unsigned long *flags)
 {
 	struct xhci_bus_state *bus_state;
 	struct xhci_hcd	*xhci;
@@ -860,11 +860,11 @@ static int xhci_handle_usb2_port_link_resume(struct xhci_port *port,
 		xhci_test_and_clear_bit(xhci, port, PORT_PLC);
 		xhci_set_link_state(xhci, port, XDEV_U0);
 
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, *flags);
 		time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(
 			&bus_state->rexit_done[wIndex],
 			msecs_to_jiffies(XHCI_MAX_REXIT_TIMEOUT_MS));
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&xhci->lock, flags);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&xhci->lock, *flags);
 
 		if (time_left) {
 			slot_id = xhci_find_slot_id_by_port(hcd, xhci,
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ static void xhci_get_usb3_port_status(struct xhci_port *port, u32 *status,
 }
 
 static void xhci_get_usb2_port_status(struct xhci_port *port, u32 *status,
-				      u32 portsc, unsigned long flags)
+				      u32 portsc, unsigned long *flags)
 {
 	struct xhci_bus_state *bus_state;
 	u32 link_state;
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ static void xhci_get_usb2_port_status(struct xhci_port *port, u32 *status,
 static u32 xhci_get_port_status(struct usb_hcd *hcd,
 		struct xhci_bus_state *bus_state,
 	u16 wIndex, u32 raw_port_status,
-		unsigned long flags)
+		unsigned long *flags)
 	__releases(&xhci->lock)
 	__acquires(&xhci->lock)
 {
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ int xhci_hub_control(struct usb_hcd *hcd, u16 typeReq, u16 wValue,
 		}
 		trace_xhci_get_port_status(wIndex, temp);
 		status = xhci_get_port_status(hcd, bus_state, wIndex, temp,
-					      flags);
+					      &flags);
 		if (status == 0xffffffff)
 			goto error;