diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
index 341f7056a800ec2146c6187e3e9aca5ff6f7be5d..a301479ecc60a5f750e743cbed6f0104e0163ddb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static const struct driver_info	cdc_info = {
 	.manage_power =	cdc_manage_power,
 };
 
-static const struct driver_info mbm_info = {
+static const struct driver_info wwan_info = {
 	.description =	"Mobile Broadband Network Device",
 	.flags =	FLAG_WWAN,
 	.bind =		usbnet_cdc_bind,
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ static const struct driver_info mbm_info = {
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+#define HUAWEI_VENDOR_ID	0x12D1
 
 static const struct usb_device_id	products [] = {
 /*
@@ -587,8 +588,17 @@ static const struct usb_device_id	products [] = {
 }, {
 	USB_INTERFACE_INFO(USB_CLASS_COMM, USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_MDLM,
 			USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE),
-	.driver_info = (unsigned long)&mbm_info,
+	.driver_info = (unsigned long)&wwan_info,
 
+}, {
+	/* Various Huawei modems with a network port like the UMG1831 */
+	.match_flags    =   USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_VENDOR
+		 | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO,
+	.idVendor               = HUAWEI_VENDOR_ID,
+	.bInterfaceClass	= USB_CLASS_COMM,
+	.bInterfaceSubClass	= USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_ETHERNET,
+	.bInterfaceProtocol	= 255,
+	.driver_info = (unsigned long)&wwan_info,
 },
 	{ },		// END
 };