diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
index f986e5c559748d43fb598753a44ffaf46e0a081c..8167d379e115ba5ae7874478f863d0b16c84f4a4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
@@ -561,8 +561,10 @@ static int gs_start_io(struct gs_port *port)
 	port->n_read = 0;
 	started = gs_start_rx(port);
 
-	/* unblock any pending writes into our circular buffer */
 	if (started) {
+		gs_start_tx(port);
+		/* Unblock any pending writes into our circular buffer, in case
+		 * we didn't in gs_start_tx() */
 		tty_wakeup(port->port.tty);
 	} else {
 		gs_free_requests(ep, head, &port->read_allocated);