diff --git a/libs/cramium-hal/src/usb/driver.rs b/libs/cramium-hal/src/usb/driver.rs
index 7cc2acbc2..660556967 100644
--- a/libs/cramium-hal/src/usb/driver.rs
+++ b/libs/cramium-hal/src/usb/driver.rs
@@ -294,6 +294,14 @@ pub struct Uicr {
 }
 
 const CRG_UDC_CFG0_MAXSPEED_FS: u32 = 1;
+// surprisingly, just swapping this constant in "sort of works"
+// some to-do around figuring out why the protocol breaks, could
+// just be signal integrity because too many connectors, but very
+// likely this is also an inability to handle the longer packet
+// sizes mandated by the HS protocol.
+//
+// leave as a warning so we have this as a TODO.
+const CRG_UDC_CFG0_MAXSPEED_HS: u32 = 3;
 
 pub const CRG_UDC_ERDPLO_EHB: u32 = 1 << 3;
 
@@ -1169,6 +1177,7 @@ impl CorigineUsb {
             // wait for reset to finish
         }
 
+        // TODO: ugprade this to HS
         self.csr.wo(DEVCONFIG, 0x80 | CRG_UDC_CFG0_MAXSPEED_FS);
 
         self.csr.wo(