diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-orion.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-orion.c
index 9c98bac0a5bc..22e15cab8ea5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-orion.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-orion.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/platform_data/usb-ehci-orion.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/phy/phy.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
 
 struct orion_ehci_hcd {
 	struct clk *clk;
+	struct phy *phy;
 };
 
 static const char hcd_name[] = "ehci-orion";
@@ -221,6 +223,20 @@ static int ehci_orion_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!IS_ERR(priv->clk))
 		clk_prepare_enable(priv->clk);
 
+	priv->phy = devm_phy_optional_get(&pdev->dev, "usb");
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->phy)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(priv->phy);
+		goto err_phy_get;
+	} else {
+		err = phy_init(priv->phy);
+		if (err)
+			goto err_phy_init;
+
+		err = phy_power_on(priv->phy);
+		if (err)
+			goto err_phy_power_on;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * (Re-)program MBUS remapping windows if we are asked to.
 	 */
@@ -256,6 +272,13 @@ static int ehci_orion_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_add_hcd:
+	if (!IS_ERR(priv->phy))
+		phy_power_off(priv->phy);
+err_phy_power_on:
+	if (!IS_ERR(priv->phy))
+		phy_exit(priv->phy);
+err_phy_init:
+err_phy_get:
 	if (!IS_ERR(priv->clk))
 		clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk);
 	usb_put_hcd(hcd);
@@ -273,6 +296,11 @@ static int ehci_orion_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	usb_remove_hcd(hcd);
 
+	if (!IS_ERR(priv->phy)) {
+		phy_power_off(priv->phy);
+		phy_exit(priv->phy);
+	}
+
 	if (!IS_ERR(priv->clk))
 		clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk);