diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
index dd5cff14f214b..f8dbe908d4c59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ static const struct driver_info ax88179_info = {
 	.link_reset = ax88179_link_reset,
 	.reset = ax88179_reset,
 	.stop = ax88179_stop,
-	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP,
+	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP | FLAG_THROTTLE_RX,
 	.rx_fixup = ax88179_rx_fixup,
 	.tx_fixup = ax88179_tx_fixup,
 };
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ static const struct driver_info ax88178a_info = {
 	.link_reset = ax88179_link_reset,
 	.reset = ax88179_reset,
 	.stop = ax88179_stop,
-	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP,
+	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP | FLAG_THROTTLE_RX,
 	.rx_fixup = ax88179_rx_fixup,
 	.tx_fixup = ax88179_tx_fixup,
 };
@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ static const struct driver_info cypress_GX3_info = {
 	.link_reset = ax88179_link_reset,
 	.reset = ax88179_reset,
 	.stop = ax88179_stop,
-	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP,
+	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP | FLAG_THROTTLE_RX,
 	.rx_fixup = ax88179_rx_fixup,
 	.tx_fixup = ax88179_tx_fixup,
 };
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ static const struct driver_info dlink_dub1312_info = {
 	.link_reset = ax88179_link_reset,
 	.reset = ax88179_reset,
 	.stop = ax88179_stop,
-	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP,
+	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP | FLAG_THROTTLE_RX,
 	.rx_fixup = ax88179_rx_fixup,
 	.tx_fixup = ax88179_tx_fixup,
 };
@@ -1750,7 +1750,7 @@ static const struct driver_info sitecom_info = {
 	.link_reset = ax88179_link_reset,
 	.reset = ax88179_reset,
 	.stop = ax88179_stop,
-	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP,
+	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP | FLAG_THROTTLE_RX,
 	.rx_fixup = ax88179_rx_fixup,
 	.tx_fixup = ax88179_tx_fixup,
 };
@@ -1763,7 +1763,7 @@ static const struct driver_info samsung_info = {
 	.link_reset = ax88179_link_reset,
 	.reset = ax88179_reset,
 	.stop = ax88179_stop,
-	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP,
+	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP | FLAG_THROTTLE_RX,
 	.rx_fixup = ax88179_rx_fixup,
 	.tx_fixup = ax88179_tx_fixup,
 };
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ static const struct driver_info lenovo_info = {
 	.link_reset = ax88179_link_reset,
 	.reset = ax88179_reset,
 	.stop = ax88179_stop,
-	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP,
+	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP | FLAG_THROTTLE_RX,
 	.rx_fixup = ax88179_rx_fixup,
 	.tx_fixup = ax88179_tx_fixup,
 };
@@ -1789,7 +1789,7 @@ static const struct driver_info belkin_info = {
 	.link_reset = ax88179_link_reset,
 	.reset	= ax88179_reset,
 	.stop	= ax88179_stop,
-	.flags	= FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP,
+	.flags	= FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX | FLAG_SEND_ZLP | FLAG_THROTTLE_RX,
 	.rx_fixup = ax88179_rx_fixup,
 	.tx_fixup = ax88179_tx_fixup,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index af3a3ccf2e3c7..c3ca4b7b501f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ static int msg_level = -1;
 module_param (msg_level, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC (msg_level, "Override default message level");
 
+static int usb0_rx_skb_threshold = 500;
+module_param(usb0_rx_skb_threshold, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(usb0_rx_skb_threshold, "Throttle rx traffic in USB3");
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /* handles CDC Ethernet and many other network "bulk data" interfaces */
@@ -654,9 +658,13 @@ block:
 		if (netif_running (dev->net) &&
 		    !test_bit (EVENT_RX_HALT, &dev->flags) &&
 		    state != unlink_start) {
-			rx_submit (dev, urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
-			usb_mark_last_busy(dev->udev);
-			return;
+			if ((!(dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_THROTTLE_RX)) ||
+				((dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_THROTTLE_RX) &&
+				(dev->done.qlen < usb0_rx_skb_threshold))) {
+				rx_submit(dev, urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+				usb_mark_last_busy(dev->udev);
+				return;
+			}
 		}
 		usb_free_urb (urb);
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h b/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
index a90e2a9dfdd36..73f5f58d6e724 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ struct driver_info {
 #define FLAG_MULTI_PACKET	0x2000
 #define FLAG_RX_ASSEMBLE	0x4000	/* rx packets may span >1 frames */
 #define FLAG_NOARP		0x8000	/* device can't do ARP */
+#define FLAG_THROTTLE_RX	0x10000 /* Throttle RX traffic in USB SS */
 
 	/* init device ... can sleep, or cause probe() failure */
 	int	(*bind)(struct usbnet *, struct usb_interface *);