diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c
index af2412f5abab2..72e10b75aab97 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c
@@ -443,7 +443,8 @@ static int ohci_init (struct ohci_hcd *ohci)
 	struct usb_hcd *hcd = ohci_to_hcd(ohci);
 
 	/* Accept arbitrarily long scatter-gather lists */
-	hcd->self.sg_tablesize = ~0;
+	if (!(hcd->driver->flags & HCD_LOCAL_MEM))
+		hcd->self.sg_tablesize = ~0;
 
 	if (distrust_firmware)
 		ohci->flags |= OHCI_QUIRK_HUB_POWER;