diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
index dc0212c3cc28cc36267d62cfebe726f51fe0c910..be927964375b724658d97b71f9736ec44c1090d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
@@ -837,7 +837,11 @@ int cdc_ncm_bind_common(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf, u8 data_
 
 	iface_no = ctx->data->cur_altsetting->desc.bInterfaceNumber;
 
-	/* reset data interface */
+	/* Reset data interface. Some devices will not reset properly
+	 * unless they are configured first.  Toggle the altsetting to
+	 * force a reset
+	 */
+	usb_set_interface(dev->udev, iface_no, data_altsetting);
 	temp = usb_set_interface(dev->udev, iface_no, 0);
 	if (temp) {
 		dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "set interface failed\n");