diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
index b14e06ee831b..4002c6790be6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
@@ -419,9 +419,17 @@ int dwc3_event_buffers_setup(struct dwc3 *dwc)
 void dwc3_event_buffers_cleanup(struct dwc3 *dwc)
 {
 	struct dwc3_event_buffer	*evt;
+	u32				reg;
 
 	if (!dwc->ev_buf)
 		return;
+	/*
+	 * Exynos platforms may not be able to access event buffer if the
+	 * controller failed to halt on dwc3_core_exit().
+	 */
+	reg = dwc3_readl(dwc->regs, DWC3_DSTS);
+	if (!(reg & DWC3_DSTS_DEVCTRLHLT))
+		return;
 
 	evt = dwc->ev_buf;