diff --git a/drivers/staging/dwc2/core.c b/drivers/staging/dwc2/core.c
index 549cd3dd0bc2..3177db2380bf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dwc2/core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dwc2/core.c
@@ -365,8 +365,9 @@ static void dwc2_gusbcfg_init(struct dwc2_hsotg *hsotg)
  *
  * @hsotg:      Programming view of the DWC_otg controller
  * @select_phy: If true then also set the Phy type
+ * @irq:        If >= 0, the irq to register
  */
-int dwc2_core_init(struct dwc2_hsotg *hsotg, bool select_phy)
+int dwc2_core_init(struct dwc2_hsotg *hsotg, bool select_phy, int irq)
 {
 	u32 usbcfg, otgctl;
 	int retval;
@@ -430,6 +431,16 @@ int dwc2_core_init(struct dwc2_hsotg *hsotg, bool select_phy)
 	/* Clear the SRP success bit for FS-I2c */
 	hsotg->srp_success = 0;
 
+	if (irq >= 0) {
+		dev_dbg(hsotg->dev, "registering common handler for irq%d\n",
+			irq);
+		retval = devm_request_irq(hsotg->dev, irq,
+					  dwc2_handle_common_intr, IRQF_SHARED,
+					  dev_name(hsotg->dev), hsotg);
+		if (retval)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
 	/* Enable common interrupts */
 	dwc2_enable_common_interrupts(hsotg);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dwc2/core.h b/drivers/staging/dwc2/core.h
index f8ee04b7cc00..320ed00b6ce7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dwc2/core.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/dwc2/core.h
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ extern void dwc2_read_packet(struct dwc2_hsotg *hsotg, u8 *dest, u16 bytes);
 extern void dwc2_flush_tx_fifo(struct dwc2_hsotg *hsotg, const int num);
 extern void dwc2_flush_rx_fifo(struct dwc2_hsotg *hsotg);
 
-extern int dwc2_core_init(struct dwc2_hsotg *hsotg, bool select_phy);
+extern int dwc2_core_init(struct dwc2_hsotg *hsotg, bool select_phy, int irq);
 extern void dwc2_enable_global_interrupts(struct dwc2_hsotg *hcd);
 extern void dwc2_disable_global_interrupts(struct dwc2_hsotg *hcd);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dwc2/hcd.c b/drivers/staging/dwc2/hcd.c
index 1ea1222e9b6b..f68d8cc408fa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dwc2/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dwc2/hcd.c
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ static void dwc2_conn_id_status_change(struct work_struct *work)
 			dev_err(hsotg->dev,
 				"Connection id status change timed out");
 		hsotg->op_state = OTG_STATE_B_PERIPHERAL;
-		dwc2_core_init(hsotg, false);
+		dwc2_core_init(hsotg, false, -1);
 		dwc2_enable_global_interrupts(hsotg);
 	} else {
 		/* A-Device connector (Host Mode) */
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ static void dwc2_conn_id_status_change(struct work_struct *work)
 		hsotg->op_state = OTG_STATE_A_HOST;
 
 		/* Initialize the Core for Host mode */
-		dwc2_core_init(hsotg, false);
+		dwc2_core_init(hsotg, false, -1);
 		dwc2_enable_global_interrupts(hsotg);
 		dwc2_hcd_start(hsotg);
 	}
@@ -2818,17 +2818,17 @@ int dwc2_hcd_init(struct dwc2_hsotg *hsotg, int irq,
 	((struct wrapper_priv_data *) &hcd->hcd_priv)->hsotg = hsotg;
 	hsotg->priv = hcd;
 
-	/* Initialize the DWC_otg core, and select the Phy type */
-	retval = dwc2_core_init(hsotg, true);
-	if (retval)
-		goto error2;
-
 	/*
 	 * Disable the global interrupt until all the interrupt handlers are
 	 * installed
 	 */
 	dwc2_disable_global_interrupts(hsotg);
 
+	/* Initialize the DWC_otg core, and select the Phy type */
+	retval = dwc2_core_init(hsotg, true, irq);
+	if (retval)
+		goto error2;
+
 	/* Create new workqueue and init work */
 	hsotg->wq_otg = create_singlethread_workqueue("dwc_otg");
 	if (!hsotg->wq_otg) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dwc2/pci.c b/drivers/staging/dwc2/pci.c
index 80808d82aa74..8d9a9023c29a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dwc2/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dwc2/pci.c
@@ -155,13 +155,6 @@ static int dwc2_driver_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 	pci_set_drvdata(dev, hsotg);
 	dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "hsotg=%p\n", hsotg);
 
-	dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "registering common handler for irq%d\n", dev->irq);
-	retval = devm_request_irq(&dev->dev, dev->irq, dwc2_handle_common_intr,
-				  IRQF_SHARED, dev_name(&dev->dev),
-				  hsotg);
-	if (retval)
-		dwc2_hcd_remove(hsotg);
-
 	return retval;
 }