diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_xhci.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_xhci.c
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_xhci.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_xhci.c
@@ -2588,7 +2588,7 @@
 	if (dev) {
 		port->portsc &= ~(XHCI_PS_PLS_MASK | XHCI_PS_PR | XHCI_PS_PRC);
 		port->portsc |= XHCI_PS_PED |
-		    XHCI_PS_SPEED_SET(dev->dev_ue->ue_usbspeed);
+		    XHCI_PS_SPEED_SET(dev->hci.hci_speed);
 
 		if (warm && dev->dev_ue->ue_usbver == 3) {
 			port->portsc |= XHCI_PS_WRC;
@@ -2622,11 +2622,11 @@
 
 		if (dev->dev_ue->ue_usbver == 2) {
 			port->portsc |= XHCI_PS_PLS_SET(UPS_PORT_LS_POLL) |
-		               XHCI_PS_SPEED_SET(dev->dev_ue->ue_usbspeed);
+			    XHCI_PS_SPEED_SET(dev->hci.hci_speed);
 		} else {
 			port->portsc |= XHCI_PS_PLS_SET(UPS_PORT_LS_U0) |
-		               XHCI_PS_PED |		/* enabled */
-		               XHCI_PS_SPEED_SET(dev->dev_ue->ue_usbspeed);
+			    XHCI_PS_PED | /* enabled */
+			    XHCI_PS_SPEED_SET(dev->hci.hci_speed);
 		}
 
 		DPRINTF(("Init port %d 0x%x", portn, port->portsc));
@@ -2833,6 +2833,7 @@
 		dev->hci.hci_sc = dev;
 		dev->hci.hci_intr = pci_xhci_dev_intr;
 		dev->hci.hci_event = pci_xhci_dev_event;
+		dev->hci.hci_speed = USB_SPEED_MAX;
 
 		if (ue->ue_usbver == 2) {
 			if (usb2_port == sc->usb2_port_start +
@@ -2863,6 +2864,8 @@
 
 		dev->dev_ue = ue;
 		dev->dev_sc = devsc;
+		if (dev->hci.hci_speed == USB_SPEED_MAX)
+			dev->hci.hci_speed = ue->ue_usbspeed;
 
 		XHCI_SLOTDEV_PTR(sc, slot) = dev;
 		ndevices++;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/usb_emul.h b/usr.sbin/bhyve/usb_emul.h
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/usb_emul.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/usb_emul.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 	/* controller managed fields */
 	int	hci_address;
 	int	hci_port;
+	int	hci_speed;
 };
 
 /*