diff --git a/drivers/usb/phy/phy-msm-ssusb-qmp.c b/drivers/usb/phy/phy-msm-ssusb-qmp.c
index 64916f5566b5..00c9a6883125 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/phy/phy-msm-ssusb-qmp.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/phy/phy-msm-ssusb-qmp.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2016, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2017, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
@@ -307,10 +307,6 @@ static int msm_ssphy_qmp_init(struct usb_phy *uphy)
 		phy->clk_enabled = true;
 	}
 
-	/* select usb3 phy mode */
-	if (phy->tcsr_usb3_dp_phymode)
-		writel_relaxed(0x0, phy->tcsr_usb3_dp_phymode);
-
 	writel_relaxed(0x01,
 		phy->base + phy->phy_reg[USB3_PHY_POWER_DOWN_CONTROL]);
 
@@ -386,6 +382,10 @@ static int msm_ssphy_qmp_reset(struct usb_phy *uphy)
 		goto deassert_phy_phy_reset;
 	}
 
+	/* select usb3 phy mode */
+	if (phy->tcsr_usb3_dp_phymode)
+		writel_relaxed(0x0, phy->tcsr_usb3_dp_phymode);
+
 	/* Deassert USB3 PHY CSR reset */
 	ret = reset_control_deassert(phy->phy_reset);
 	if (ret) {