diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
index 99908d8d2dd3..b2710015493a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ void usb_hcd_poll_rh_status(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 {
 	struct urb	*urb;
 	int		length;
+	int		status;
 	unsigned long	flags;
 	char		buffer[6];	/* Any root hubs with > 31 ports? */
 
@@ -771,11 +772,17 @@ void usb_hcd_poll_rh_status(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 		if (urb) {
 			clear_bit(HCD_FLAG_POLL_PENDING, &hcd->flags);
 			hcd->status_urb = NULL;
+			if (urb->transfer_buffer_length >= length) {
+				status = 0;
+			} else {
+				status = -EOVERFLOW;
+				length = urb->transfer_buffer_length;
+			}
 			urb->actual_length = length;
 			memcpy(urb->transfer_buffer, buffer, length);
 
 			usb_hcd_unlink_urb_from_ep(hcd, urb);
-			usb_hcd_giveback_urb(hcd, urb, 0);
+			usb_hcd_giveback_urb(hcd, urb, status);
 		} else {
 			length = 0;
 			set_bit(HCD_FLAG_POLL_PENDING, &hcd->flags);