/* handle root hub init quirks ... */
        val = roothub_a (ohci);
-       val &= ~(RH_A_PSM | RH_A_OCPM);
+       /* Configure for per-port over-current protection by default */
+       val &= ~RH_A_NOCP;
+       val |= RH_A_OCPM;
        if (ohci->flags & OHCI_QUIRK_SUPERIO) {
-               /* NSC 87560 and maybe others */
+               /* NSC 87560 and maybe others.
+                * Ganged power switching, no over-current protection.
+                */
                val |= RH_A_NOCP;
-               val &= ~(RH_A_POTPGT | RH_A_NPS);
-               ohci_writel (ohci, val, &ohci->regs->roothub.a);
+               val &= ~(RH_A_POTPGT | RH_A_NPS | RH_A_PSM | RH_A_OCPM);
        } else if ((ohci->flags & OHCI_QUIRK_AMD756) ||
                        (ohci->flags & OHCI_QUIRK_HUB_POWER)) {
                /* hub power always on; required for AMD-756 and some
-                * Mac platforms.  ganged overcurrent reporting, if any.
+                * Mac platforms.
                 */
                val |= RH_A_NPS;
-               ohci_writel (ohci, val, &ohci->regs->roothub.a);
        }
+       ohci_writel(ohci, val, &ohci->regs->roothub.a);
+
        ohci_writel (ohci, RH_HS_LPSC, &ohci->regs->roothub.status);
        ohci_writel (ohci, (val & RH_A_NPS) ? 0 : RH_B_PPCM,
                                                &ohci->regs->roothub.b);