diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/dwc2.c b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/dwc2.c
index f5e8c74563..3ad0cb7737 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/dwc2.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/dwc2.c
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ dwc2_do_xfer(endpoint_t *ep, int size, int pid, ep_dir_t dir,
 	if (do_copy && (dir == EPDIR_OUT))
 		memcpy(aligned_buf, data_buf, size);
 
+	if (dwc2_disconnected(ep->dev->controller))
+		return -HCSTAT_DISCONNECTED;
+
 	writel(hctsiz.d32, &reg->host.hchn[ch_num].hctsizn);
 	writel((uint32_t)aligned_buf, &reg->host.hchn[ch_num].hcdman);
 	writel(hcchar.d32, &reg->host.hchn[ch_num].hccharn);