diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
index 257876ea03a1a9102ac89d0282fb03affe813103..0b59731c302133aea9db105b2ee2d87a82dd137c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ static int proc_do_submiturb(struct usb_dev_state *ps, struct usbdevfs_urb *uurb
 	u = (is_in ? URB_DIR_IN : URB_DIR_OUT);
 	if (uurb->flags & USBDEVFS_URB_ISO_ASAP)
 		u |= URB_ISO_ASAP;
-	if (uurb->flags & USBDEVFS_URB_SHORT_NOT_OK)
+	if (uurb->flags & USBDEVFS_URB_SHORT_NOT_OK && is_in)
 		u |= URB_SHORT_NOT_OK;
 	if (uurb->flags & USBDEVFS_URB_NO_FSBR)
 		u |= URB_NO_FSBR;