diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
index 4041159f6c98f316a56e50ad478e130ec9c6f2fb..2c4b41ffddb6ac9a127921e31d7b0ed9407aa153 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
@@ -524,7 +524,8 @@ int cdc_ncm_bind_common(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf, u8 data_
 error2:
 	usb_set_intfdata(ctx->control, NULL);
 	usb_set_intfdata(ctx->data, NULL);
-	usb_driver_release_interface(driver, ctx->data);
+	if (ctx->data != ctx->control)
+		usb_driver_release_interface(driver, ctx->data);
 error:
 	cdc_ncm_free((struct cdc_ncm_ctx *)dev->data[0]);
 	dev->data[0] = 0;