diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index 9bffd26cea053c162e1b26abf9afd268d39d7967..900264a5baab564283ab21c50b5ca542e1a0a8ce 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -275,21 +275,6 @@ static int usb_unbind_device(struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Cancel any pending scheduled resets
- *
- * [see usb_queue_reset_device()]
- *
- * Called after unconfiguring / when releasing interfaces. See
- * comments in __usb_queue_reset_device() regarding
- * udev->reset_running.
- */
-static void usb_cancel_queued_reset(struct usb_interface *iface)
-{
-	if (iface->reset_running == 0)
-		cancel_work_sync(&iface->reset_ws);
-}
-
 /* called from driver core with dev locked */
 static int usb_probe_interface(struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -380,7 +365,6 @@ static int usb_probe_interface(struct device *dev)
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
 	intf->needs_remote_wakeup = 0;
 	intf->condition = USB_INTERFACE_UNBOUND;
-	usb_cancel_queued_reset(intf);
 
 	/* If the LPM disable succeeded, balance the ref counts. */
 	if (!lpm_disable_error)
@@ -425,7 +409,6 @@ static int usb_unbind_interface(struct device *dev)
 		usb_disable_interface(udev, intf, false);
 
 	driver->disconnect(intf);
-	usb_cancel_queued_reset(intf);
 
 	/* Free streams */
 	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < intf->cur_altsetting->desc.bNumEndpoints; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index b649fef2e35d4af1e9e8a206e73c0ed799049a1b..2246954d7df34940515bfee4a9ff623bdea7dad8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -5591,26 +5591,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_reset_device);
  *   possible; depending on how the driver attached to each interface
  *   handles ->pre_reset(), the second reset might happen or not.
  *
- * - If a driver is unbound and it had a pending reset, the reset will
- *   be cancelled.
+ * - If the reset is delayed so long that the interface is unbound from
+ *   its driver, the reset will be skipped.
  *
- * - This function can be called during .probe() or .disconnect()
- *   times. On return from .disconnect(), any pending resets will be
- *   cancelled.
- *
- * There is no no need to lock/unlock the @reset_ws as schedule_work()
- * does its own.
- *
- * NOTE: We don't do any reference count tracking because it is not
- *     needed. The lifecycle of the work_struct is tied to the
- *     usb_interface. Before destroying the interface we cancel the
- *     work_struct, so the fact that work_struct is queued and or
- *     running means the interface (and thus, the device) exist and
- *     are referenced.
+ * - This function can be called during .probe().  It can also be called
+ *   during .disconnect(), but doing so is pointless because the reset
+ *   will not occur.  If you really want to reset the device during
+ *   .disconnect(), call usb_reset_device() directly -- but watch out
+ *   for nested unbinding issues!
  */
 void usb_queue_reset_device(struct usb_interface *iface)
 {
-	schedule_work(&iface->reset_ws);
+	if (schedule_work(&iface->reset_ws))
+		usb_get_intf(iface);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_queue_reset_device);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/message.c b/drivers/usb/core/message.c
index f7b7713cfb2ae3799311eabb67b1a0833f066aaa..f368d2053da534ca975804dfad2bd8ddc77d5fba 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/message.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/message.c
@@ -1551,6 +1551,7 @@ static void usb_release_interface(struct device *dev)
 			altsetting_to_usb_interface_cache(intf->altsetting);
 
 	kref_put(&intfc->ref, usb_release_interface_cache);
+	usb_put_dev(interface_to_usbdev(intf));
 	kfree(intf);
 }
 
@@ -1626,24 +1627,6 @@ static struct usb_interface_assoc_descriptor *find_iad(struct usb_device *dev,
 
 /*
  * Internal function to queue a device reset
- *
- * This is initialized into the workstruct in 'struct
- * usb_device->reset_ws' that is launched by
- * message.c:usb_set_configuration() when initializing each 'struct
- * usb_interface'.
- *
- * It is safe to get the USB device without reference counts because
- * the life cycle of @iface is bound to the life cycle of @udev. Then,
- * this function will be ran only if @iface is alive (and before
- * freeing it any scheduled instances of it will have been cancelled).
- *
- * We need to set a flag (usb_dev->reset_running) because when we call
- * the reset, the interfaces might be unbound. The current interface
- * cannot try to remove the queued work as it would cause a deadlock
- * (you cannot remove your work from within your executing
- * workqueue). This flag lets it know, so that
- * usb_cancel_queued_reset() doesn't try to do it.
- *
  * See usb_queue_reset_device() for more details
  */
 static void __usb_queue_reset_device(struct work_struct *ws)
@@ -1655,11 +1638,10 @@ static void __usb_queue_reset_device(struct work_struct *ws)
 
 	rc = usb_lock_device_for_reset(udev, iface);
 	if (rc >= 0) {
-		iface->reset_running = 1;
 		usb_reset_device(udev);
-		iface->reset_running = 0;
 		usb_unlock_device(udev);
 	}
+	usb_put_intf(iface);	/* Undo _get_ in usb_queue_reset_device() */
 }
 
 
@@ -1854,6 +1836,7 @@ int usb_set_configuration(struct usb_device *dev, int configuration)
 		dev_set_name(&intf->dev, "%d-%s:%d.%d",
 			dev->bus->busnum, dev->devpath,
 			configuration, alt->desc.bInterfaceNumber);
+		usb_get_dev(dev);
 	}
 	kfree(new_interfaces);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index 447a7e2fc19bacfd92b2f11182e4dbf8863bf400..3827bffc11a7774e2f17344c6a6b74da93ef46bc 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -127,10 +127,6 @@ enum usb_interface_condition {
  *	to the sysfs representation for that device.
  * @pm_usage_cnt: PM usage counter for this interface
  * @reset_ws: Used for scheduling resets from atomic context.
- * @reset_running: set to 1 if the interface is currently running a
- *      queued reset so that usb_cancel_queued_reset() doesn't try to
- *      remove from the workqueue when running inside the worker
- *      thread. See __usb_queue_reset_device().
  * @resetting_device: USB core reset the device, so use alt setting 0 as
  *	current; needs bandwidth alloc after reset.
  *
@@ -181,7 +177,6 @@ struct usb_interface {
 	unsigned needs_remote_wakeup:1;	/* driver requires remote wakeup */
 	unsigned needs_altsetting0:1;	/* switch to altsetting 0 is pending */
 	unsigned needs_binding:1;	/* needs delayed unbind/rebind */
-	unsigned reset_running:1;
 	unsigned resetting_device:1;	/* true: bandwidth alloc after reset */
 
 	struct device dev;		/* interface specific device info */