diff --git a/common/usb_hub.c b/common/usb_hub.c
index e4a1201..4d75b90 100644
--- a/common/usb_hub.c
+++ b/common/usb_hub.c
@@ -396,14 +396,37 @@ static int usb_hub_configure(struct usb_device *dev)
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->maxchild; i++) {
 		ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(struct usb_port_status, portsts, 1);
 		unsigned short portstatus, portchange;
+		int ret;
+		ulong start = get_timer(0);
+
+		/*
+		 * Wait for (whichever finishes first)
+		 *  - A maximum of 10 seconds
+		 *    This is a purely observational value driven by connecting
+		 *    a few broken pen drives and taking the max * 1.5 approach
+		 *  - connection_change and connection state to report same
+		 *    state
+		 */
+		do {
+			ret = usb_get_port_status(dev, i + 1, portsts);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				USB_HUB_PRINTF("get_port_status failed\n");
+				break;
+			}
+
+			portstatus = le16_to_cpu(portsts->wPortStatus);
+			portchange = le16_to_cpu(portsts->wPortChange);
+
+			if ((portchange & USB_PORT_STAT_C_CONNECTION) ==
+				(portstatus & USB_PORT_STAT_CONNECTION))
+				break;
+
+			mdelay(100);
+		} while (get_timer(start) < CONFIG_SYS_HZ * 10);
 
-		if (usb_get_port_status(dev, i + 1, portsts) < 0) {
-			USB_HUB_PRINTF("get_port_status failed\n");
+		if (ret < 0)
 			continue;
-		}
 
-		portstatus = le16_to_cpu(portsts->wPortStatus);
-		portchange = le16_to_cpu(portsts->wPortChange);
 		USB_HUB_PRINTF("Port %d Status %X Change %X\n",
 				i + 1, portstatus, portchange);