struct usb_hub          *hub = usb_get_intfdata (intf);
        struct usb_device       *hdev = hub->hdev;
        unsigned                port1;
+       int                     status = 0;
 
        /* fail if children aren't already suspended */
        for (port1 = 1; port1 <= hdev->maxchild; port1++) {
 
        dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "%s\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
+       /* stop khubd and related activity */
+       hub_quiesce(hub);
+
        /* "global suspend" of the downstream HC-to-USB interface */
        if (!hdev->parent) {
-               struct usb_bus  *bus = hdev->bus;
-               if (bus) {
-                       int     status = hcd_bus_suspend (bus);
-
-                       if (status != 0) {
-                               dev_dbg(&hdev->dev, "'global' suspend %d\n",
-                                       status);
-                               return status;
-                       }
-               } else
-                       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+               status = hcd_bus_suspend(hdev->bus);
+               if (status != 0) {
+                       dev_dbg(&hdev->dev, "'global' suspend %d\n", status);
+                       hub_activate(hub);
+               }
        }
-
-       /* stop khubd and related activity */
-       hub_quiesce(hub);
-       return 0;
+       return status;
 }
 
 static int hub_resume(struct usb_interface *intf)