diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/rndis_host.c b/drivers/net/usb/rndis_host.c
index 5994a25c56ac0e4967db3aaffed28b646f2b8974..6d6c1da68a362b7ada67fce8e4eb8a978b79400a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/rndis_host.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/rndis_host.c
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ static void rndis_msg_indicate(struct usbnet *dev, struct rndis_indicate *msg,
 int rndis_command(struct usbnet *dev, struct rndis_msg_hdr *buf, int buflen)
 {
 	struct cdc_state	*info = (void *) &dev->data;
+	struct usb_cdc_notification notification;
 	int			master_ifnum;
 	int			retval;
+	int			partial;
 	unsigned		count;
 	__le32			rsp;
 	u32			xid = 0, msg_len, request_id;
@@ -133,13 +135,20 @@ int rndis_command(struct usbnet *dev, struct rndis_msg_hdr *buf, int buflen)
 	if (unlikely(retval < 0 || xid == 0))
 		return retval;
 
-	// FIXME Seems like some devices discard responses when
-	// we time out and cancel our "get response" requests...
-	// so, this is fragile.  Probably need to poll for status.
+	/* Some devices don't respond on the control channel until
+	 * polled on the status channel, so do that first. */
+	if (dev->driver_info->data & RNDIS_DRIVER_DATA_POLL_STATUS) {
+		retval = usb_interrupt_msg(
+			dev->udev,
+			usb_rcvintpipe(dev->udev,
+				       dev->status->desc.bEndpointAddress),
+			&notification, sizeof(notification), &partial,
+			RNDIS_CONTROL_TIMEOUT_MS);
+		if (unlikely(retval < 0))
+			return retval;
+	}
 
-	/* ignore status endpoint, just poll the control channel;
-	 * the request probably completed immediately
-	 */
+	/* Poll the control channel; the request probably completed immediately */
 	rsp = buf->msg_type | RNDIS_MSG_COMPLETION;
 	for (count = 0; count < 10; count++) {
 		memset(buf, 0, CONTROL_BUFFER_SIZE);
@@ -581,17 +590,33 @@ static const struct driver_info	rndis_info = {
 	.tx_fixup =	rndis_tx_fixup,
 };
 
+static const struct driver_info	rndis_poll_status_info = {
+	.description =	"RNDIS device (poll status before control)",
+	.flags =	FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_RN | FLAG_NO_SETINT,
+	.data =		RNDIS_DRIVER_DATA_POLL_STATUS,
+	.bind =		rndis_bind,
+	.unbind =	rndis_unbind,
+	.status =	rndis_status,
+	.rx_fixup =	rndis_rx_fixup,
+	.tx_fixup =	rndis_tx_fixup,
+};
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 static const struct usb_device_id	products [] = {
 {
+	/* 2Wire HomePortal 1000SW */
+	USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(0x1630, 0x0042,
+				      USB_CLASS_COMM, 2 /* ACM */, 0x0ff),
+	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &rndis_poll_status_info,
+}, {
 	/* RNDIS is MSFT's un-official variant of CDC ACM */
 	USB_INTERFACE_INFO(USB_CLASS_COMM, 2 /* ACM */, 0x0ff),
 	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &rndis_info,
 }, {
 	/* "ActiveSync" is an undocumented variant of RNDIS, used in WM5 */
 	USB_INTERFACE_INFO(USB_CLASS_MISC, 1, 1),
-	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &rndis_info,
+	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &rndis_poll_status_info,
 }, {
 	/* RNDIS for tethering */
 	USB_INTERFACE_INFO(USB_CLASS_WIRELESS_CONTROLLER, 1, 3),
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/rndis_host.h b/include/linux/usb/rndis_host.h
index 05ef528619888cd5ec4d73def5fa90078372dc74..88fceb718c779273ce4cf82ffc1faed95c762745 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/rndis_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/rndis_host.h
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ struct rndis_keepalive_c {	/* IN (optionally OUT) */
 #define FLAG_RNDIS_PHYM_NOT_WIRELESS	0x0001
 #define FLAG_RNDIS_PHYM_WIRELESS	0x0002
 
+/* Flags for driver_info::data */
+#define RNDIS_DRIVER_DATA_POLL_STATUS	1	/* poll status before control */
 
 extern void rndis_status(struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb);
 extern int