diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
index 9e28d715fa3b..6c5934dbe9b3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
@@ -1691,7 +1691,6 @@ static void usb_giveback_urb_bh(struct tasklet_struct *t)
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&bh->lock);
 	bh->running = true;
- restart:
 	list_replace_init(&bh->head, &local_list);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&bh->lock);
 
@@ -1705,10 +1704,17 @@ static void usb_giveback_urb_bh(struct tasklet_struct *t)
 		bh->completing_ep = NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* check if there are new URBs to giveback */
+	/*
+	 * giveback new URBs next time to prevent this function
+	 * from not exiting for a long time.
+	 */
 	spin_lock_irq(&bh->lock);
-	if (!list_empty(&bh->head))
-		goto restart;
+	if (!list_empty(&bh->head)) {
+		if (bh->high_prio)
+			tasklet_hi_schedule(&bh->bh);
+		else
+			tasklet_schedule(&bh->bh);
+	}
 	bh->running = false;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&bh->lock);
 }
@@ -1737,7 +1743,7 @@ static void usb_giveback_urb_bh(struct tasklet_struct *t)
 void usb_hcd_giveback_urb(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct urb *urb, int status)
 {
 	struct giveback_urb_bh *bh;
-	bool running, high_prio_bh;
+	bool running;
 
 	/* pass status to tasklet via unlinked */
 	if (likely(!urb->unlinked))
@@ -1748,13 +1754,10 @@ void usb_hcd_giveback_urb(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct urb *urb, int status)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (usb_pipeisoc(urb->pipe) || usb_pipeint(urb->pipe)) {
+	if (usb_pipeisoc(urb->pipe) || usb_pipeint(urb->pipe))
 		bh = &hcd->high_prio_bh;
-		high_prio_bh = true;
-	} else {
+	else
 		bh = &hcd->low_prio_bh;
-		high_prio_bh = false;
-	}
 
 	spin_lock(&bh->lock);
 	list_add_tail(&urb->urb_list, &bh->head);
@@ -1763,7 +1766,7 @@ void usb_hcd_giveback_urb(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct urb *urb, int status)
 
 	if (running)
 		;
-	else if (high_prio_bh)
+	else if (bh->high_prio)
 		tasklet_hi_schedule(&bh->bh);
 	else
 		tasklet_schedule(&bh->bh);
@@ -2959,6 +2962,7 @@ int usb_add_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd,
 
 	/* initialize tasklets */
 	init_giveback_urb_bh(&hcd->high_prio_bh);
+	hcd->high_prio_bh.high_prio = true;
 	init_giveback_urb_bh(&hcd->low_prio_bh);
 
 	/* enable irqs just before we start the controller,
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/hcd.h b/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
index 2c1fc9212cf2..98d1921f02b1 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 
 struct giveback_urb_bh {
 	bool running;
+	bool high_prio;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct list_head  head;
 	struct tasklet_struct bh;