*/
                                if ((token & QTD_STS_XACT) &&
                                                QTD_CERR(token) == 0 &&
-                                               --qh->xacterrs > 0 &&
+                                               ++qh->xacterrs < QH_XACTERR_MAX &&
                                                !urb->unlinked) {
                                        ehci_dbg(ehci,
        "detected XactErr len %zu/%zu retry %d\n",
-       qtd->length - QTD_LENGTH(token), qtd->length,
-       QH_XACTERR_MAX - qh->xacterrs);
+       qtd->length - QTD_LENGTH(token), qtd->length, qh->xacterrs);
 
                                        /* reset the token in the qtd and the
                                         * qh overlay (which still contains
                last = qtd;
 
                /* reinit the xacterr counter for the next qtd */
-               qh->xacterrs = QH_XACTERR_MAX;
+               qh->xacterrs = 0;
        }
 
        /* last urb's completion might still need calling */
        head->hw_next = dma;
 
        qh_get(qh);
-       qh->xacterrs = QH_XACTERR_MAX;
+       qh->xacterrs = 0;
        qh->qh_state = QH_STATE_LINKED;
        /* qtd completions reported later by interrupt */
 }