diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 60359070ce91..71635dfa741d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -2047,9 +2047,19 @@ static void update_port_device_state(struct usb_device *udev)
 
 	if (udev->parent) {
 		hub = usb_hub_to_struct_hub(udev->parent);
-		port_dev = hub->ports[udev->portnum - 1];
-		WRITE_ONCE(port_dev->state, udev->state);
-		sysfs_notify_dirent(port_dev->state_kn);
+
+		/*
+		 * The Link Layer Validation System Driver (lvstest)
+		 * has a test step to unbind the hub before running the
+		 * rest of the procedure. This triggers hub_disconnect
+		 * which will set the hub's maxchild to 0, further
+		 * resulting in usb_hub_to_struct_hub returning NULL.
+		 */
+		if (hub) {
+			port_dev = hub->ports[udev->portnum - 1];
+			WRITE_ONCE(port_dev->state, udev->state);
+			sysfs_notify_dirent(port_dev->state_kn);
+		}
 	}
 }