diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/domain.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/domain.c
index 9fb1a64f3300b8..df0d845e069aca 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/domain.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/domain.c
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ struct tb *tb_domain_alloc(struct tb_nhi *nhi, int timeout_msec, size_t privsize
 /**
  * tb_domain_add() - Add domain to the system
  * @tb: Domain to add
+ * @reset: Issue reset to the host router
  *
  * Starts the domain and adds it to the system. Hotplugging devices will
  * work after this has been returned successfully. In order to remove
@@ -431,7 +432,7 @@ struct tb *tb_domain_alloc(struct tb_nhi *nhi, int timeout_msec, size_t privsize
  *
  * Return: %0 in case of success and negative errno in case of error
  */
-int tb_domain_add(struct tb *tb)
+int tb_domain_add(struct tb *tb, bool reset)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@ int tb_domain_add(struct tb *tb)
 
 	/* Start the domain */
 	if (tb->cm_ops->start) {
-		ret = tb->cm_ops->start(tb);
+		ret = tb->cm_ops->start(tb, reset);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_domain_del;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/icm.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/icm.c
index 56790d50f9e329..baf10d099c7780 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/icm.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/icm.c
@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ static int icm_runtime_resume(struct tb *tb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int icm_start(struct tb *tb)
+static int icm_start(struct tb *tb, bool not_used)
 {
 	struct icm *icm = tb_priv(tb);
 	int ret;
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/nhi.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/nhi.c
index fb4f46e51753ab..b22023fae60de4 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/nhi.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/nhi.c
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ static void nhi_check_iommu(struct tb_nhi *nhi)
 		str_enabled_disabled(port_ok));
 }
 
-static void nhi_reset(struct tb_nhi *nhi)
+static bool nhi_reset(struct tb_nhi *nhi)
 {
 	ktime_t timeout;
 	u32 val;
@@ -1229,11 +1229,11 @@ static void nhi_reset(struct tb_nhi *nhi)
 	val = ioread32(nhi->iobase + REG_CAPS);
 	/* Reset only v2 and later routers */
 	if (FIELD_GET(REG_CAPS_VERSION_MASK, val) < REG_CAPS_VERSION_2)
-		return;
+		return false;
 
 	if (!host_reset) {
 		dev_dbg(&nhi->pdev->dev, "skipping host router reset\n");
-		return;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	iowrite32(REG_RESET_HRR, nhi->iobase + REG_RESET);
@@ -1244,12 +1244,14 @@ static void nhi_reset(struct tb_nhi *nhi)
 		val = ioread32(nhi->iobase + REG_RESET);
 		if (!(val & REG_RESET_HRR)) {
 			dev_warn(&nhi->pdev->dev, "host router reset successful\n");
-			return;
+			return true;
 		}
 		usleep_range(10, 20);
 	} while (ktime_before(ktime_get(), timeout));
 
 	dev_warn(&nhi->pdev->dev, "timeout resetting host router\n");
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 static int nhi_init_msi(struct tb_nhi *nhi)
@@ -1331,6 +1333,7 @@ static int nhi_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct tb_nhi *nhi;
 	struct tb *tb;
+	bool reset;
 	int res;
 
 	if (!nhi_imr_valid(pdev))
@@ -1365,7 +1368,11 @@ static int nhi_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	nhi_check_quirks(nhi);
 	nhi_check_iommu(nhi);
 
-	nhi_reset(nhi);
+	/*
+	 * Only USB4 v2 hosts support host reset so if we already did
+	 * that then don't do it again when the domain is initialized.
+	 */
+	reset = nhi_reset(nhi) ? false : host_reset;
 
 	res = nhi_init_msi(nhi);
 	if (res)
@@ -1392,7 +1399,7 @@ static int nhi_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "NHI initialized, starting thunderbolt\n");
 
-	res = tb_domain_add(tb);
+	res = tb_domain_add(tb, reset);
 	if (res) {
 		/*
 		 * At this point the RX/TX rings might already have been
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.c
index 846d2813bb1a51..9a261560d0f4c2 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.c
@@ -2581,7 +2581,7 @@ static int tb_scan_finalize_switch(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int tb_start(struct tb *tb)
+static int tb_start(struct tb *tb, bool reset)
 {
 	struct tb_cm *tcm = tb_priv(tb);
 	int ret;
@@ -2622,12 +2622,24 @@ static int tb_start(struct tb *tb)
 	tb_switch_tmu_configure(tb->root_switch, TB_SWITCH_TMU_MODE_LOWRES);
 	/* Enable TMU if it is off */
 	tb_switch_tmu_enable(tb->root_switch);
-	/* Full scan to discover devices added before the driver was loaded. */
-	tb_scan_switch(tb->root_switch);
-	/* Find out tunnels created by the boot firmware */
-	tb_discover_tunnels(tb);
-	/* Add DP resources from the DP tunnels created by the boot firmware */
-	tb_discover_dp_resources(tb);
+
+	/*
+	 * Boot firmware might have created tunnels of its own. Since we
+	 * cannot be sure they are usable for us, tear them down and
+	 * reset the ports to handle it as new hotplug for USB4 v1
+	 * routers (for USB4 v2 and beyond we already do host reset).
+	 */
+	if (reset && usb4_switch_version(tb->root_switch) == 1) {
+		tb_switch_reset(tb->root_switch);
+	} else {
+		/* Full scan to discover devices added before the driver was loaded. */
+		tb_scan_switch(tb->root_switch);
+		/* Find out tunnels created by the boot firmware */
+		tb_discover_tunnels(tb);
+		/* Add DP resources from the DP tunnels created by the boot firmware */
+		tb_discover_dp_resources(tb);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * If the boot firmware did not create USB 3.x tunnels create them
 	 * now for the whole topology.
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h b/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h
index 2c689e3b02b941..d0dfbf040356d8 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ struct tb_path {
  */
 struct tb_cm_ops {
 	int (*driver_ready)(struct tb *tb);
-	int (*start)(struct tb *tb);
+	int (*start)(struct tb *tb, bool reset);
 	void (*stop)(struct tb *tb);
 	int (*suspend_noirq)(struct tb *tb);
 	int (*resume_noirq)(struct tb *tb);
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ int tb_xdomain_init(void);
 void tb_xdomain_exit(void);
 
 struct tb *tb_domain_alloc(struct tb_nhi *nhi, int timeout_msec, size_t privsize);
-int tb_domain_add(struct tb *tb);
+int tb_domain_add(struct tb *tb, bool reset);
 void tb_domain_remove(struct tb *tb);
 int tb_domain_suspend_noirq(struct tb *tb);
 int tb_domain_resume_noirq(struct tb *tb);