diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
index 95005f9a3504..5acec9143811 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ static void inc_td_cnt(struct urb *urb)
 	urb_priv->num_tds_done++;
 }
 
-static void trb_to_noop(union xhci_trb *trb, u32 noop_type)
+static void trb_to_noop(union xhci_trb *trb, u32 noop_type, bool unchain_links)
 {
 	if (trb_is_link(trb)) {
-		/* unchain chained link TRBs */
-		trb->link.control &= cpu_to_le32(~TRB_CHAIN);
+		if (unchain_links)
+			trb->link.control &= cpu_to_le32(~TRB_CHAIN);
 	} else {
 		trb->generic.field[0] = 0;
 		trb->generic.field[1] = 0;
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static void xhci_handle_stopped_cmd_ring(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 		xhci_dbg(xhci, "Turn aborted command %p to no-op\n",
 			 i_cmd->command_trb);
 
-		trb_to_noop(i_cmd->command_trb, TRB_CMD_NOOP);
+		trb_to_noop(i_cmd->command_trb, TRB_CMD_NOOP, false);
 
 		/*
 		 * caller waiting for completion is called when command
@@ -798,13 +798,18 @@ static int xhci_move_dequeue_past_td(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
  * (The last TRB actually points to the ring enqueue pointer, which is not part
  * of this TD.)  This is used to remove partially enqueued isoc TDs from a ring.
  */
-static void td_to_noop(struct xhci_td *td, bool flip_cycle)
+static void td_to_noop(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, struct xhci_virt_ep *ep,
+			struct xhci_td *td, bool flip_cycle)
 {
+	bool unchain_links;
 	struct xhci_segment *seg	= td->start_seg;
 	union xhci_trb *trb		= td->start_trb;
 
+	/* link TRBs should now be unchained, but some old HCs expect otherwise */
+	unchain_links = !xhci_link_chain_quirk(xhci, ep->ring ? ep->ring->type : TYPE_STREAM);
+
 	while (1) {
-		trb_to_noop(trb, TRB_TR_NOOP);
+		trb_to_noop(trb, TRB_TR_NOOP, unchain_links);
 
 		/* flip cycle if asked to */
 		if (flip_cycle && trb != td->start_trb && trb != td->end_trb)
@@ -1092,16 +1097,16 @@ static int xhci_invalidate_cancelled_tds(struct xhci_virt_ep *ep)
 						  "Found multiple active URBs %p and %p in stream %u?\n",
 						  td->urb, cached_td->urb,
 						  td->urb->stream_id);
-					td_to_noop(cached_td, false);
+					td_to_noop(xhci, ep, cached_td, false);
 					cached_td->cancel_status = TD_CLEARED;
 				}
-				td_to_noop(td, false);
+				td_to_noop(xhci, ep, td, false);
 				td->cancel_status = TD_CLEARING_CACHE;
 				cached_td = td;
 				break;
 			}
 		} else {
-			td_to_noop(td, false);
+			td_to_noop(xhci, ep, td, false);
 			td->cancel_status = TD_CLEARED;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1126,7 +1131,7 @@ static int xhci_invalidate_cancelled_tds(struct xhci_virt_ep *ep)
 				continue;
 			xhci_warn(xhci, "Failed to clear cancelled cached URB %p, mark clear anyway\n",
 				  td->urb);
-			td_to_noop(td, false);
+			td_to_noop(xhci, ep, td, false);
 			td->cancel_status = TD_CLEARED;
 		}
 	}
@@ -4241,7 +4246,7 @@ static int xhci_queue_isoc_tx(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, gfp_t mem_flags,
 	 */
 	urb_priv->td[0].end_trb = ep_ring->enqueue;
 	/* Every TRB except the first & last will have its cycle bit flipped. */
-	td_to_noop(&urb_priv->td[0], true);
+	td_to_noop(xhci, xep, &urb_priv->td[0], true);
 
 	/* Reset the ring enqueue back to the first TRB and its cycle bit. */
 	ep_ring->enqueue = urb_priv->td[0].start_trb;