diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index f77a4ebde7d5..b8bb20d7acdb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -1336,7 +1336,13 @@ static int hub_configure(struct usb_hub *hub,
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		message = "can't read hub descriptor";
 		goto fail;
-	} else if (hub->descriptor->bNbrPorts > USB_MAXCHILDREN) {
+	}
+
+	maxchild = USB_MAXCHILDREN;
+	if (hub_is_superspeed(hdev))
+		maxchild = min_t(unsigned, maxchild, USB_SS_MAXPORTS);
+
+	if (hub->descriptor->bNbrPorts > maxchild) {
 		message = "hub has too many ports!";
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto fail;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/usb/ch11.h b/include/uapi/linux/usb/ch11.h
index 361297e96f58..576c704e3fb8 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/usb/ch11.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/usb/ch11.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
  */
 #define USB_MAXCHILDREN		31
 
+/* See USB 3.1 spec Table 10-5 */
+#define USB_SS_MAXPORTS		15
+
 /*
  * Hub request types
  */