diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 117339cbde9c..0a5bd2a0df8a 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: f5cddcd0995366f15d2b6b0df556a2cd99fa806e
+refs/heads/master: 289621c31bffb743e4007f6332b9004cdd080644
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c b/trunk/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c
index 40a858335035..711332ebdab5 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c
@@ -659,6 +659,9 @@ static int ehci_hcd_omap_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_add_hcd;
 	}
 
+	/* root ports should always stay powered */
+	ehci_port_power(omap->ehci, 1);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_add_hcd: