diff --git a/drivers/usb/xhcid/src/xhci/scheme.rs b/drivers/usb/xhcid/src/xhci/scheme.rs
index e676355289..6cab973dcd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/xhcid/src/xhci/scheme.rs
+++ b/drivers/usb/xhcid/src/xhci/scheme.rs
@@ -2481,14 +2481,16 @@ impl<const N: usize> Xhci<N> {
 
             write!(contents, "descriptors\nendpoints\n").unwrap();
 
-            if self.slot_state(
-                self.port_states
-                    .get(&port_num)
-                    .ok_or(Error::new(ENOENT))?
-                    .slot as usize,
-            ) != SlotState::Configured as u8
-            {
-                write!(contents, "configure\n").unwrap();
+            // A hub child port has no PortState until the hub daemon
+            // triggers attach_device() for it via port<N>/attach — an
+            // endpoint that itself needs no state (open_handle_attach_device).
+            // Open the directory anyway so that attach flow can start the
+            // enumeration; state-dependent subpaths (descriptors, state,
+            // configure) still gate on the PortState existing.
+            if let Some(port_state) = self.port_states.get(&port_num) {
+                if self.slot_state(port_state.slot as usize) != SlotState::Configured as u8 {
+                    write!(contents, "configure\n").unwrap();
+                }
             }
 
             Ok(Handle::Port(port_num, contents))