diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/qcserial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/qcserial.c
index cde67cacb2c3e823773f49c922365473c9f4c82c..2846ad8883ae24fad5818a7bc0f7e68da1c0bf98 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/qcserial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/qcserial.c
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ static int qcprobe(struct usb_serial *serial, const struct usb_device_id *id)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&data->susp_lock);
 
+	usb_enable_autosuspend(serial->dev);
+
 	switch (nintf) {
 	case 1:
 		/* QDL mode */