1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index f4ef7c25096e..08f0c22fa917 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -403,9 +403,10 @@ static void hub_tt_kevent (struct work_struct *work)
         struct usb_hub          *hub =
                 container_of(work, struct usb_hub, tt.kevent);
         unsigned long           flags;
+        int                     limit = 100;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave (&hub->tt.lock, flags);
-        while (!list_empty (&hub->tt.clear_list)) {
+        while (--limit && !list_empty (&hub->tt.clear_list)) {
                 struct list_head        *temp;
                 struct usb_tt_clear     *clear;
                 struct usb_device       *hdev = hub->hdev;