diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
index fc310303bed8261de4cec261d568d9b0ecdfc6d0..1e85ae76539e44e6d7b19e6ad839b279d0221ef1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ struct hso_device {
 	u8 usb_gone;
 	struct work_struct async_get_intf;
 	struct work_struct async_put_intf;
-	struct work_struct reset_device;
 
 	struct usb_device *usb;
 	struct usb_interface *interface;
@@ -340,7 +339,6 @@ static void async_put_intf(struct work_struct *data);
 static int hso_put_activity(struct hso_device *hso_dev);
 static int hso_get_activity(struct hso_device *hso_dev);
 static void tiocmget_intr_callback(struct urb *urb);
-static void reset_device(struct work_struct *data);
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* Helping functions                                                         */
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -696,7 +694,7 @@ static void handle_usb_error(int status, const char *function,
 	case -ETIMEDOUT:
 		explanation = "protocol error";
 		if (hso_dev)
-			schedule_work(&hso_dev->reset_device);
+			usb_queue_reset_device(hso_dev->interface);
 		break;
 	default:
 		explanation = "unknown status";
@@ -2347,7 +2345,6 @@ static struct hso_device *hso_create_device(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	INIT_WORK(&hso_dev->async_get_intf, async_get_intf);
 	INIT_WORK(&hso_dev->async_put_intf, async_put_intf);
-	INIT_WORK(&hso_dev->reset_device, reset_device);
 
 	return hso_dev;
 }
@@ -3085,26 +3082,6 @@ static int hso_resume(struct usb_interface *iface)
 	return result;
 }
 
-static void reset_device(struct work_struct *data)
-{
-	struct hso_device *hso_dev =
-	    container_of(data, struct hso_device, reset_device);
-	struct usb_device *usb = hso_dev->usb;
-	int result;
-
-	if (hso_dev->usb_gone) {
-		D1("No reset during disconnect\n");
-	} else {
-		result = usb_lock_device_for_reset(usb, hso_dev->interface);
-		if (result < 0)
-			D1("unable to lock device for reset: %d\n", result);
-		else {
-			usb_reset_device(usb);
-			usb_unlock_device(usb);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 static void hso_serial_ref_free(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct hso_device *hso_dev = container_of(ref, struct hso_device, ref);