diff --git a/arch/mips/src/pic32mx/pic32mx-usbdev.c b/arch/mips/src/pic32mx/pic32mx-usbdev.c
index 57c386d804..a4261a6a29 100644
--- a/arch/mips/src/pic32mx/pic32mx-usbdev.c
+++ b/arch/mips/src/pic32mx/pic32mx-usbdev.c
@@ -3945,6 +3945,7 @@ static void pic32mx_hwreset(struct pic32mx_usbdev_s *priv)
 
   regval = pic32mx_getreg(PIC32MX_USB_PWRC);
   regval &= ~USB_PWRC_USBPWR;
+  pic32mx_putreg(regval, PIC32MX_USB_PWRC);
 
   /* Clear all of the buffer descriptor table (BDT) entries */