diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c
index a940ad9d0d8fbca24205deb812ed1c6a13266315..d2b3cffca3f786c9eb21c658604419e710a14985 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE (usb, wdm_ids);
 
 #define WDM_MAX			16
 
+/* CDC-WMC r1.1 requires wMaxCommand to be "at least 256 decimal (0x100)" */
+#define WDM_DEFAULT_BUFSIZE	256
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(wdm_mutex);
 
@@ -636,7 +638,7 @@ static int wdm_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id)
 	struct usb_cdc_dmm_desc *dmhd;
 	u8 *buffer = intf->altsetting->extra;
 	int buflen = intf->altsetting->extralen;
-	u16 maxcom = 0;
+	u16 maxcom = WDM_DEFAULT_BUFSIZE;
 
 	if (!buffer)
 		goto out;