diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 815493caea7f5823069efa836fb5dc9a93ea47ae..1e46f693eb47e4e946eb3063ab6d7bc0b4852bb0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1515,6 +1515,7 @@ int usbnet_suspend (struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
 		spin_lock_irq(&dev->txq.lock);
 		/* don't autosuspend while transmitting */
 		if (dev->txq.qlen && PMSG_IS_AUTO(message)) {
+			dev->suspend_count--;
 			spin_unlock_irq(&dev->txq.lock);
 			return -EBUSY;
 		} else {