diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
index 9673354d70d5..2647245d5b35 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
@@ -326,7 +326,13 @@ static unsigned int xhci_ring_expansion_needed(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, struct xhc
 	/* how many trbs will be queued past the enqueue segment? */
 	trbs_past_seg = enq_used + num_trbs - (TRBS_PER_SEGMENT - 1);
 
-	if (trbs_past_seg <= 0)
+	/*
+	 * Consider expanding the ring already if num_trbs fills the current
+	 * segment (i.e. trbs_past_seg == 0), not only when num_trbs goes into
+	 * the next segment. Avoids confusing full ring with special empty ring
+	 * case below
+	 */
+	if (trbs_past_seg < 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Empty ring special case, enqueue stuck on link trb while dequeue advanced */