diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/vudc_sysfs.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/vudc_sysfs.c
index 83a0c59a3de8a..a3ec39fc61778 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usbip/vudc_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/vudc_sysfs.c
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ static ssize_t dev_desc_read(struct file *file, struct kobject *kobj,
 }
 static BIN_ATTR_RO(dev_desc, sizeof(struct usb_device_descriptor));
 
-static ssize_t usbip_sockfd_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
-		     const char *in, size_t count)
+static ssize_t usbip_sockfd_store(struct device *dev,
+				  struct device_attribute *attr,
+				  const char *in, size_t count)
 {
 	struct vudc *udc = (struct vudc *) dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int rv;
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ static ssize_t usbip_sockfd_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *a
 	struct socket *socket;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
+	struct task_struct *tcp_rx = NULL;
+	struct task_struct *tcp_tx = NULL;
 
 	rv = kstrtoint(in, 0, &sockfd);
 	if (rv != 0)
@@ -145,24 +148,47 @@ static ssize_t usbip_sockfd_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *a
 			goto sock_err;
 		}
 
-		udc->ud.tcp_socket = socket;
-
+		/* unlock and create threads and get tasks */
 		spin_unlock_irq(&udc->ud.lock);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&udc->lock, flags);
 
-		udc->ud.tcp_rx = kthread_get_run(&v_rx_loop,
-						    &udc->ud, "vudc_rx");
-		udc->ud.tcp_tx = kthread_get_run(&v_tx_loop,
-						    &udc->ud, "vudc_tx");
+		tcp_rx = kthread_create(&v_rx_loop, &udc->ud, "vudc_rx");
+		if (IS_ERR(tcp_rx)) {
+			sockfd_put(socket);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		tcp_tx = kthread_create(&v_tx_loop, &udc->ud, "vudc_tx");
+		if (IS_ERR(tcp_tx)) {
+			kthread_stop(tcp_rx);
+			sockfd_put(socket);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/* get task structs now */
+		get_task_struct(tcp_rx);
+		get_task_struct(tcp_tx);
 
+		/* lock and update udc->ud state */
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&udc->lock, flags);
 		spin_lock_irq(&udc->ud.lock);
+
+		udc->ud.tcp_socket = socket;
+		udc->ud.tcp_rx = tcp_rx;
+		udc->ud.tcp_rx = tcp_tx;
 		udc->ud.status = SDEV_ST_USED;
+
 		spin_unlock_irq(&udc->ud.lock);
 
 		ktime_get_ts64(&udc->start_time);
 		v_start_timer(udc);
 		udc->connected = 1;
+
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&udc->lock, flags);
+
+		wake_up_process(udc->ud.tcp_rx);
+		wake_up_process(udc->ud.tcp_tx);
+		return count;
+
 	} else {
 		if (!udc->connected) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Device not connected");