diff --git a/scripts/armhwinfo b/scripts/armhwinfo
index 7706632c76..caf0e053a1 100644
--- a/scripts/armhwinfo
+++ b/scripts/armhwinfo
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ if [ "$ARCH" = "armv7l" ]; then
 			if [ $MEMTOTAL -gt 1500 ]; then
 				ID="Orange Pi+ 2"
 			fi
+			# redistribute USB irqs to dedicated cores
+			echo 2 >/proc/irq/$(awk -F":" '/usb2/ {print $1}' </proc/interrupts)/smp_affinity
+			echo 4 >/proc/irq/$(awk -F":" '/usb3/ {print $1}' </proc/interrupts)/smp_affinity
+			echo 8 >/proc/irq/$(awk -F":" '/gmac0/ {print $1}' </proc/interrupts)/smp_affinity
 			case ${ORANGEPIPHY} in
 			00441400*)
 				if [ "$WIFI8189ES" != "" ]; then
@@ -69,7 +73,6 @@ if [ "$ARCH" = "armv7l" ]; then
 				fi
 				;;
 			esac
-			fi
 		elif [ "$WIFI8189ES" != "" ]; then
 			ID="Orange Pi Lite"
 		elif [ $MEMTOTAL -gt 600 ]; then
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ if [ "$ARCH" = "armv7l" ]; then
         fi
 		[ -f /proc/asound/imxvt1613audio/id ] && ID="Udoo"
     fi
-
+fi
 [ -f /proc/device-tree/model ] && MACHINE=$(cat /proc/device-tree/model)
 
 if [[ $MACHINE == *LIME2 ]]; then ID="Lime 2"; fi