diff --git a/SystemReady-band/build-scripts/get_source.sh b/SystemReady-band/build-scripts/get_source.sh
index 12e2c243..8aa0cd9d 100755
--- a/SystemReady-band/build-scripts/get_source.sh
+++ b/SystemReady-band/build-scripts/get_source.sh
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ get_linux-acs_src()
     git am $TOP_DIR/../common/patches/0001-SystemReady-Linux-${LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION}.patch
     git am $TOP_DIR/../common/patches/0001-disable-psci-checker.patch
     git am $TOP_DIR/patches/0001-usb_host_xhci_plat.patch
+    # The below patch is only for linux 6.12 for resolving the USB 3.0 related crash during linux boot
+    # For linux version greater than 6.12, this patch is not needed.
+    git am $TOP_DIR/patches/0001-xhci-restrict-usb4-tunnel-detection.patch
 
     #apply patches to linux source
     if [ $LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION == "6.4" ]; then
diff --git a/SystemReady-band/patches/0001-xhci-restrict-usb4-tunnel-detection.patch b/SystemReady-band/patches/0001-xhci-restrict-usb4-tunnel-detection.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed6fc161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SystemReady-band/patches/0001-xhci-restrict-usb4-tunnel-detection.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+From 4c77425a2a4a5f9f3ab309869fc2acb8efced1fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Chetan Singh <chetan.singh2@arm.com>
+Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:48:36 +0530
+Subject: [PATCH] xhci: restrict USB4 tunnel detection
+
+---
+ drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c | 8 ++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
+index 8d774f192..2fe3a9297 100644
+--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
++++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
+@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
+ #include <linux/slab.h>
+ #include <linux/unaligned.h>
+ #include <linux/bitfield.h>
++#include <linux/pci.h>
+ 
+ #include "xhci.h"
+ #include "xhci-trace.h"
+@@ -770,9 +771,16 @@ static int xhci_exit_test_mode(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
+ enum usb_link_tunnel_mode xhci_port_is_tunneled(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
+ 						struct xhci_port *port)
+ {
++	struct usb_hcd *hcd;
+ 	void __iomem *base;
+ 	u32 offset;
+ 
++	/* Don't try and probe this capability for non-Intel hosts */
++	hcd = xhci_to_hcd(xhci);
++	if (!dev_is_pci(hcd->self.controller) ||
++	    to_pci_dev(hcd->self.controller)->vendor != PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL)
++		return USB_LINK_UNKNOWN;
++
+ 	base = &xhci->cap_regs->hc_capbase;
+ 	offset = xhci_find_next_ext_cap(base, 0, XHCI_EXT_CAPS_INTEL_SPR_SHADOW);
+ 
+-- 
+2.34.1
+