diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/ath3k.c b/drivers/bluetooth/ath3k.c
index 13a64d0c69e2..de4c8499cbac 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/ath3k.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/ath3k.c
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ static const struct usb_device_id ath3k_blist_tbl[] = {
 #define USB_REQ_DFU_DNLOAD	1
 #define BULK_SIZE		4096
 #define FW_HDR_SIZE		20
+#define TIMEGAP_USEC_MIN	50
+#define TIMEGAP_USEC_MAX	100
 
 static int ath3k_load_firmware(struct usb_device *udev,
 				const struct firmware *firmware)
@@ -207,6 +209,9 @@ static int ath3k_load_firmware(struct usb_device *udev,
 	pipe = usb_sndbulkpipe(udev, 0x02);
 
 	while (count) {
+		/* workaround the compatibility issue with xHCI controller*/
+		usleep_range(TIMEGAP_USEC_MIN, TIMEGAP_USEC_MAX);
+
 		size = min_t(uint, count, BULK_SIZE);
 		memcpy(send_buf, firmware->data + sent, size);
 
@@ -304,6 +309,9 @@ static int ath3k_load_fwfile(struct usb_device *udev,
 	pipe = usb_sndbulkpipe(udev, 0x02);
 
 	while (count) {
+		/* workaround the compatibility issue with xHCI controller*/
+		usleep_range(TIMEGAP_USEC_MIN, TIMEGAP_USEC_MAX);
+
 		size = min_t(uint, count, BULK_SIZE);
 		memcpy(send_buf, firmware->data + sent, size);