diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
index 1a232b4ffe71..f6c6d99eb388 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
@@ -848,7 +848,11 @@ read_descriptors(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 	size_t srclen, n;
 	int cfgno;
 	void *src;
+	int retval;
 
+	retval = usb_lock_device_interruptible(udev);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		return -EINTR;
 	/* The binary attribute begins with the device descriptor.
 	 * Following that are the raw descriptor entries for all the
 	 * configurations (config plus subsidiary descriptors).
@@ -873,6 +877,7 @@ read_descriptors(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 			off -= srclen;
 		}
 	}
+	usb_unlock_device(udev);
 	return count - nleft;
 }