diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c b/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
index 0574d848b9000045c48b6b618b80a5e34b888205..832608d3e579c5e750ada04ac6f26f1fbb694305 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ void rh_port_disconnect(int rhport)
 	 * spin_unlock(&vdev->ud.lock); */
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&the_controller->lock, flags);
+
+	usb_hcd_poll_rh_status(vhci_to_hcd(the_controller));
 }