for (i = 0; i < dev->maxchild; i++) {
                ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(struct usb_port_status, portsts, 1);
                unsigned short portstatus, portchange;
+               int ret;
+               ulong start = get_timer(0);
+
+               /*
+                * Wait for (whichever finishes first)
+                *  - A maximum of 10 seconds
+                *    This is a purely observational value driven by connecting
+                *    a few broken pen drives and taking the max * 1.5 approach
+                *  - connection_change and connection state to report same
+                *    state
+                */
+               do {
+                       ret = usb_get_port_status(dev, i + 1, portsts);
+                       if (ret < 0) {
+                               USB_HUB_PRINTF("get_port_status failed\n");
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       portstatus = le16_to_cpu(portsts->wPortStatus);
+                       portchange = le16_to_cpu(portsts->wPortChange);
+
+                       if ((portchange & USB_PORT_STAT_C_CONNECTION) ==
+                               (portstatus & USB_PORT_STAT_CONNECTION))
+                               break;
+
+                       mdelay(100);
+               } while (get_timer(start) < CONFIG_SYS_HZ * 10);
 
-               if (usb_get_port_status(dev, i + 1, portsts) < 0) {
-                       USB_HUB_PRINTF("get_port_status failed\n");
+               if (ret < 0)
                        continue;
-               }
 
-               portstatus = le16_to_cpu(portsts->wPortStatus);
-               portchange = le16_to_cpu(portsts->wPortChange);
                USB_HUB_PRINTF("Port %d Status %X Change %X\n",
                                i + 1, portstatus, portchange);