diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index 03b64b73eb99..f97106e2860f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -4391,6 +4391,9 @@ static int xhci_set_usb2_hardware_lpm(struct usb_hcd *hcd,
 	int		hird, exit_latency;
 	int		ret;
 
+	if (xhci->quirks & XHCI_HW_LPM_DISABLE)
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	if (hcd->speed >= HCD_USB3 || !xhci->hw_lpm_support ||
 			!udev->lpm_capable)
 		return -EPERM;
@@ -4413,7 +4416,7 @@ static int xhci_set_usb2_hardware_lpm(struct usb_hcd *hcd,
 	xhci_dbg(xhci, "%s port %d USB2 hardware LPM\n",
 			enable ? "enable" : "disable", port_num + 1);
 
-	if (enable && !(xhci->quirks & XHCI_HW_LPM_DISABLE)) {
+	if (enable) {
 		/* Host supports BESL timeout instead of HIRD */
 		if (udev->usb2_hw_lpm_besl_capable) {
 			/* if device doesn't have a preferred BESL value use a