diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/ohci.c b/sys/dev/usb/ohci.c
index b6eaea920a67..9ad8ee9d81e2 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/ohci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/ohci.c
@@ -1751,7 +1751,8 @@ ohci_open(usbd_pipe_handle pipe)
 			OHCI_ED_SET_FA(addr) |
 			OHCI_ED_SET_EN(ed->bEndpointAddress) |
 			OHCI_ED_DIR_TD |
-			(dev->lowspeed ? OHCI_ED_SPEED : 0) | fmt |
+			(dev->speed == USB_SPEED_LOW ? OHCI_ED_SPEED : 0) |
+			fmt |
 			OHCI_ED_SET_MAXP(UGETW(ed->wMaxPacketSize)));
 		sed->ed.ed_headp = sed->ed.ed_tailp = htole32(tdphys);
 
@@ -2171,6 +2172,7 @@ ohci_root_ctrl_start(usbd_xfer_handle xfer)
 			OWRITE4(sc, port, UPS_OVERCURRENT_INDICATOR);
 			break;
 		case UHF_PORT_POWER:
+			/* Yes, writing to the LOW_SPEED bit clears power. */
 			OWRITE4(sc, port, UPS_LOW_SPEED);
 			break;
 		case UHF_C_PORT_CONNECTION:
diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/uhci.c b/sys/dev/usb/uhci.c
index a78582b388ed..5d20a23c1cf3 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/uhci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/uhci.c
@@ -1634,9 +1634,9 @@ uhci_alloc_std_chain(struct uhci_pipe *upipe, uhci_softc_t *sc, int len,
 	int addr = upipe->pipe.device->address;
 	int endpt = upipe->pipe.endpoint->edesc->bEndpointAddress;
 
-	DPRINTFN(8, ("uhci_alloc_std_chain: addr=%d endpt=%d len=%d ls=%d "
+	DPRINTFN(8, ("uhci_alloc_std_chain: addr=%d endpt=%d len=%d speed=%d "
 		      "flags=0x%x\n", addr, UE_GET_ADDR(endpt), len,
-		      upipe->pipe.device->lowspeed, flags));
+		      upipe->pipe.device->speed, flags));
 	maxp = UGETW(upipe->pipe.endpoint->edesc->wMaxPacketSize);
 	if (maxp == 0) {
 		printf("uhci_alloc_std_chain: maxp=0\n");
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ uhci_alloc_std_chain(struct uhci_pipe *upipe, uhci_softc_t *sc, int len,
 	lastlink = UHCI_PTR_T;
 	ntd--;
 	status = UHCI_TD_ZERO_ACTLEN(UHCI_TD_SET_ERRCNT(3) | UHCI_TD_ACTIVE);
-	if (upipe->pipe.device->lowspeed)
+	if (upipe->pipe.device->speed == USB_SPEED_LOW)
 		status |= UHCI_TD_LS;
 	if (flags & USBD_SHORT_XFER_OK)
 		status |= UHCI_TD_SPD;
@@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@ uhci_device_request(usbd_xfer_handle xfer)
 		    UGETW(req->wIndex), UGETW(req->wLength),
 		    addr, endpt));
 
-	ls = dev->lowspeed ? UHCI_TD_LS : 0;
+	ls = dev->speed == USB_SPEED_LOW ? UHCI_TD_LS : 0;
 	isread = req->bmRequestType & UT_READ;
 	len = UGETW(req->wLength);
 
@@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@ uhci_device_request(usbd_xfer_handle xfer)
 	sqh->intr_info = ii;
 
 	s = splusb();
-	if (dev->lowspeed)
+	if (dev->speed == USB_SPEED_LOW)
 		uhci_add_ls_ctrl(sc, sqh);
 	else
 		uhci_add_hs_ctrl(sc, sqh);
@@ -2590,7 +2590,7 @@ uhci_device_ctrl_done(usbd_xfer_handle xfer)
 
 	LIST_REMOVE(ii, list);	/* remove from active list */
 
-	if (upipe->pipe.device->lowspeed)
+	if (upipe->pipe.device->speed == USB_SPEED_LOW)
 		uhci_remove_ls_ctrl(sc, upipe->u.ctl.sqh);
 	else
 		uhci_remove_hs_ctrl(sc, upipe->u.ctl.sqh);
diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/usb.h b/sys/dev/usb/usb.h
index 8d5a3da94d1e..2951ecade6a5 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/usb.h
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/usb.h
@@ -597,7 +597,10 @@ struct usb_device_info {
 	u_int8_t	subclass;
 	u_int8_t	protocol;
 	u_int8_t	config;
-	u_int8_t	lowspeed;
+	u_int8_t	speed;
+#define USB_SPEED_LOW  1
+#define USB_SPEED_FULL 2
+#define USB_SPEED_HIGH 3
 	int		power;	/* power consumption in mA, 0 if selfpowered */
 	int		nports;
 	char		devnames[USB_MAX_DEVNAMES][USB_MAX_DEVNAMELEN];
diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/usb_subr.c b/sys/dev/usb/usb_subr.c
index 2565c44a8e59..abbbe90bd6a3 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/usb_subr.c
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/usb_subr.c
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ usbd_probe_and_attach(device_ptr_t parent, usbd_device_handle dev,
  */
 usbd_status
 usbd_new_device(device_ptr_t parent, usbd_bus_handle bus, int depth,
-		int lowspeed, int port, struct usbd_port *up)
+		int speed, int port, struct usbd_port *up)
 {
 	usbd_device_handle dev;
 	usb_device_descriptor_t *dd;
@@ -913,8 +913,8 @@ usbd_new_device(device_ptr_t parent, usbd_bus_handle bus, int depth,
 	int addr;
 	int i;
 
-	DPRINTF(("usbd_new_device bus=%p port=%d depth=%d lowspeed=%d\n",
-		 bus, port, depth, lowspeed));
+	DPRINTF(("usbd_new_device bus=%p port=%d depth=%d speed=%d\n",
+		 bus, port, depth, speed));
 	addr = usbd_getnewaddr(bus);
 	if (addr < 0) {
 		printf("%s: No free USB addresses, new device ignored.\n", 
@@ -943,10 +943,10 @@ usbd_new_device(device_ptr_t parent, usbd_bus_handle bus, int depth,
 	dev->quirks = &usbd_no_quirk;
 	dev->address = USB_START_ADDR;
 	dev->ddesc.bMaxPacketSize = 0;
-	dev->lowspeed = lowspeed != 0;
 	dev->depth = depth;
 	dev->powersrc = up;
 	dev->langid = USBD_NOLANG;
+	dev->speed = speed;
 	dev->cookie.cookie = ++usb_cookie_no;
 
 	/* Establish the default pipe. */
@@ -975,10 +975,10 @@ usbd_new_device(device_ptr_t parent, usbd_bus_handle bus, int depth,
 	}
 
 	DPRINTF(("usbd_new_device: adding unit addr=%d, rev=%02x, class=%d, "
-		 "subclass=%d, protocol=%d, maxpacket=%d, len=%d, ls=%d\n", 
+		 "subclass=%d, protocol=%d, maxpacket=%d, len=%d, speed=%d\n", 
 		 addr,UGETW(dd->bcdUSB), dd->bDeviceClass, dd->bDeviceSubClass,
 		 dd->bDeviceProtocol, dd->bMaxPacketSize, dd->bLength, 
-		 dev->lowspeed));
+		 dev->speed));
 
 	if (dd->bDescriptorType != UDESC_DEVICE) {
 		/* Illegal device descriptor */
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ usbd_fill_deviceinfo(usbd_device_handle dev, struct usb_device_info *di,
 	di->protocol = dev->ddesc.bDeviceProtocol;
 	di->config = dev->config;
 	di->power = dev->self_powered ? 0 : dev->power;
-	di->lowspeed = dev->lowspeed;
+	di->speed = dev->speed;
 
 	if (dev->subdevs != NULL) {
 		for (i = 0; dev->subdevs[i] &&
diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/usbdivar.h b/sys/dev/usb/usbdivar.h
index 6057e19be892..4ad129d87055 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/usbdivar.h
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/usbdivar.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ struct usbd_device {
 	u_int8_t		address;       /* device addess */
 	u_int8_t		config;	       /* current configuration # */
 	u_int8_t		depth;         /* distance from root hub */
-	u_int8_t		lowspeed;      /* lowspeed flag */
+	u_int8_t		speed;         /* low/full/high speed */
 	u_int8_t		self_powered;  /* flag for self powered */
 	u_int16_t		power;         /* mA the device uses */
 	int16_t			langid;	       /* language for strings */