diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c b/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c
index eae35c1..d5cb148 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c
@@ -470,7 +470,8 @@
 {
 	void __iomem *base;
 	u32 control;
-	u32 fminterval;
+	u32 fminterval = 0;
+	bool no_fminterval = false;
 	int cnt;
 
 	if (!mmio_resource_enabled(pdev, 0))
@@ -480,6 +481,13 @@
 	if (base == NULL)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * ULi M5237 OHCI controller locks the whole system when accessing
+	 * the OHCI_FMINTERVAL offset.
+	 */
+	if (pdev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_AL && pdev->device == 0x5237)
+		no_fminterval = true;
+
 	control = readl(base + OHCI_CONTROL);
 
 /* On PA-RISC, PDC can leave IR set incorrectly; ignore it there. */
@@ -518,7 +526,9 @@
 	}
 
 	/* software reset of the controller, preserving HcFmInterval */
-	fminterval = readl(base + OHCI_FMINTERVAL);
+	if (!no_fminterval)
+		fminterval = readl(base + OHCI_FMINTERVAL);
+
 	writel(OHCI_HCR, base + OHCI_CMDSTATUS);
 
 	/* reset requires max 10 us delay */
@@ -527,7 +537,9 @@
 			break;
 		udelay(1);
 	}
-	writel(fminterval, base + OHCI_FMINTERVAL);
+
+	if (!no_fminterval)
+		writel(fminterval, base + OHCI_FMINTERVAL);
 
 	/* Now the controller is safely in SUSPEND and nothing can wake it up */
 	iounmap(base);