diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-msm.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-msm.c
index 8227cc6c2d7a..dfae9cc54ed5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-msm.c
@@ -3869,8 +3869,14 @@ static ssize_t mode_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct dwc3_msm *mdwc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct dwc3 *dwc = platform_get_drvdata(mdwc->dwc3);
 
 	if (sysfs_streq(buf, "peripheral")) {
+		if (dwc->dr_mode == USB_DR_MODE_HOST) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Core supports host mode only.\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 		mdwc->vbus_active = true;
 		mdwc->id_state = DWC3_ID_FLOAT;
 	} else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "host")) {