diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c b/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
index 5c00d79ac7a10b89ade256894e83444bf3d17ac1..c9560d8ba3cb1483a53691240662cf9aa822bcb3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
@@ -1327,14 +1327,17 @@ static int usblp_set_protocol(struct usblp *usblp, int protocol)
 	if (protocol < USBLP_FIRST_PROTOCOL || protocol > USBLP_LAST_PROTOCOL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	alts = usblp->protocol[protocol].alt_setting;
-	if (alts < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	r = usb_set_interface(usblp->dev, usblp->ifnum, alts);
-	if (r < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "usblp: can't set desired altsetting %d on interface %d\n",
-			alts, usblp->ifnum);
-		return r;
+	/* Don't unnecessarily set the interface if there's a single alt. */
+	if (usblp->intf->num_altsetting > 1) {
+		alts = usblp->protocol[protocol].alt_setting;
+		if (alts < 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		r = usb_set_interface(usblp->dev, usblp->ifnum, alts);
+		if (r < 0) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "usblp: can't set desired altsetting %d on interface %d\n",
+				alts, usblp->ifnum);
+			return r;
+		}
 	}
 
 	usblp->bidir = (usblp->protocol[protocol].epread != NULL);