diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h
index 8953ded695411549b5c879ef429467c8b7f768bd..a3cdb09734abc52bc7cf9c10fcc44a787c38c5d3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ struct hc_driver {
 	/* xHCI specific functions */
 		/* Called by usb_alloc_dev to alloc HC device structures */
 	int	(*alloc_dev)(struct usb_hcd *, struct usb_device *);
-		/* Called by usb_release_dev to free HC device structures */
+		/* Called by usb_disconnect to free HC device structures */
 	void	(*free_dev)(struct usb_hcd *, struct usb_device *);
 
 	/* Bandwidth computation functions */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 0e0a190bbd00d0b03896d3ae1535929fd2708e11..e198ff8a11c0646bb951d879213282ed2ba243cf 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -1524,6 +1524,15 @@ static void update_address(struct usb_device *udev, int devnum)
 		udev->devnum = devnum;
 }
 
+static void hub_free_dev(struct usb_device *udev)
+{
+	struct usb_hcd *hcd = bus_to_hcd(udev->bus);
+
+	/* Root hubs aren't real devices, so don't free HCD resources */
+	if (hcd->driver->free_dev && udev->parent)
+		hcd->driver->free_dev(hcd, udev);
+}
+
 /**
  * usb_disconnect - disconnect a device (usbcore-internal)
  * @pdev: pointer to device being disconnected
@@ -1592,6 +1601,8 @@ void usb_disconnect(struct usb_device **pdev)
 	*pdev = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&device_state_lock);
 
+	hub_free_dev(udev);
+
 	put_device(&udev->dev);
 }
 
@@ -3166,6 +3177,7 @@ static void hub_port_connect_change(struct usb_hub *hub, int port1,
 loop:
 		usb_ep0_reinit(udev);
 		release_address(udev);
+		hub_free_dev(udev);
 		usb_put_dev(udev);
 		if ((status == -ENOTCONN) || (status == -ENOTSUPP))
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index 32966ccdff633872a01f8857487022ca2722d5ac..1297e9b16a5101bb941dbfeda831b3c2c3be350d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -225,9 +225,6 @@ static void usb_release_dev(struct device *dev)
 	hcd = bus_to_hcd(udev->bus);
 
 	usb_destroy_configuration(udev);
-	/* Root hubs aren't real devices, so don't free HCD resources */
-	if (hcd->driver->free_dev && udev->parent)
-		hcd->driver->free_dev(hcd, udev);
 	usb_put_hcd(hcd);
 	kfree(udev->product);
 	kfree(udev->manufacturer);