diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
index c5c1aeae94fed2d90e905f2988d10a67880972c5..198ce3cf378ae2b884ce16b21a5fa1ba7a028d5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
@@ -663,10 +663,9 @@ static int hso_net_open(struct net_device *net)
 	odev->rx_buf_missing = sizeof(struct iphdr);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&odev->net_lock, flags);
 
-	hso_start_net_device(odev->parent);
-
 	/* We are up and running. */
 	set_bit(HSO_NET_RUNNING, &odev->flags);
+	hso_start_net_device(odev->parent);
 
 	/* Tell the kernel we are ready to start receiving from it */
 	netif_start_queue(net);