diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 069c1cf0fdf7..009bba3d753e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ int usbnet_open (struct net_device *net)
 		}
 	}
 
+	set_bit(EVENT_DEV_OPEN, &dev->flags);
 	netif_start_queue (net);
 	netif_info(dev, ifup, dev->net,
 		   "open: enable queueing (rx %d, tx %d) mtu %d %s framing\n",
@@ -1259,6 +1260,9 @@ void usbnet_disconnect (struct usb_interface *intf)
 	if (dev->driver_info->unbind)
 		dev->driver_info->unbind (dev, intf);
 
+	usb_kill_urb(dev->interrupt);
+	usb_free_urb(dev->interrupt);
+
 	free_netdev(net);
 	usb_put_dev (xdev);
 }
@@ -1498,6 +1502,10 @@ int usbnet_resume (struct usb_interface *intf)
 	int                     retval;
 
 	if (!--dev->suspend_count) {
+		/* resume interrupt URBs */
+		if (dev->interrupt && test_bit(EVENT_DEV_OPEN, &dev->flags))
+			usb_submit_urb(dev->interrupt, GFP_NOIO);
+
 		spin_lock_irq(&dev->txq.lock);
 		while ((res = usb_get_from_anchor(&dev->deferred))) {
 
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h b/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
index 0e1855079fbb..605b0aa8d852 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct usbnet {
 #		define EVENT_RX_PAUSED	5
 #		define EVENT_DEV_WAKING 6
 #		define EVENT_DEV_ASLEEP 7
+#		define EVENT_DEV_OPEN	8
 };
 
 static inline struct usb_driver *driver_of(struct usb_interface *intf)