diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_usb.c
index 2468ad662d3d24117ece684f97e91c075fdb361f..3ac308af24aecf737c9ad953f729061bfb098583 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_usb.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,8 @@ static int probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
+	usb_reset_device(interface_to_usbdev(intf));
+
 	netdev = zd_netdev_alloc(intf);
 	if (netdev == NULL) {
 		r = -ENOMEM;