diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c
index 8e3e0c30f420e..1a1c9c80ee7ce 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c
@@ -940,19 +940,19 @@ static struct dwc3_trb *dwc3_ep_prev_trb(struct dwc3_ep *dep, u8 index)
 
 static u32 dwc3_calc_trbs_left(struct dwc3_ep *dep)
 {
-	struct dwc3_trb		*tmp;
 	u8			trbs_left;
 
 	/*
-	 * If enqueue & dequeue are equal than it is either full or empty.
-	 *
-	 * One way to know for sure is if the TRB right before us has HWO bit
-	 * set or not. If it has, then we're definitely full and can't fit any
-	 * more transfers in our ring.
+	 * If the enqueue & dequeue are equal then the TRB ring is either full
+	 * or empty. It's considered full when there are DWC3_TRB_NUM-1 of TRBs
+	 * pending to be processed by the driver.
 	 */
 	if (dep->trb_enqueue == dep->trb_dequeue) {
-		tmp = dwc3_ep_prev_trb(dep, dep->trb_enqueue);
-		if (tmp->ctrl & DWC3_TRB_CTRL_HWO)
+		/*
+		 * If there is any request remained in the started_list at
+		 * this point, that means there is no TRB available.
+		 */
+		if (!list_empty(&dep->started_list))
 			return 0;
 
 		return DWC3_TRB_NUM - 1;