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Can you tell Linux to ignore a device until it finished booting?

I have a crappy USB hub. I connect some devices to this, like a USB microphone, which don't matter at all until I've booted successfully. Sometimes these devices cause an issue and my boot gets stuck (something like `Waiting for process: systemd-udevd`).

If I disconnect the hub, boot, then connect it everything works without problem. But disconnecting it is tedious, and the problem doesn't happen at every boot, it's sporadic.

Is there a way to tell the kernel or systemd to not even bother with a certain USB device until the boot is successful? I'm looking for an overview. If it's something like "you can, but you have to know the correct address of the device" I can ask a separate question for the nitty gritty details.