diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index b351962279e4d..1b53dc9237579 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -839,6 +839,22 @@ const struct usb_device_id *usb_device_match_id(struct usb_device *udev,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+bool usb_driver_applicable(struct usb_device *udev,
+			   struct usb_device_driver *udrv)
+{
+	if (udrv->id_table && udrv->match)
+		return usb_device_match_id(udev, udrv->id_table) != NULL &&
+		       udrv->match(udev);
+
+	if (udrv->id_table)
+		return usb_device_match_id(udev, udrv->id_table) != NULL;
+
+	if (udrv->match)
+		return udrv->match(udev);
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int usb_device_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 {
 	/* devices and interfaces are handled separately */
@@ -853,17 +869,14 @@ static int usb_device_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 		udev = to_usb_device(dev);
 		udrv = to_usb_device_driver(drv);
 
-		if (udrv->id_table)
-			return usb_device_match_id(udev, udrv->id_table) != NULL;
-
-		if (udrv->match)
-			return udrv->match(udev);
-
 		/* If the device driver under consideration does not have a
 		 * id_table or a match function, then let the driver's probe
 		 * function decide.
 		 */
-		return 1;
+		if (!udrv->id_table && !udrv->match)
+			return 1;
+
+		return usb_driver_applicable(udev, udrv);
 
 	} else if (is_usb_interface(dev)) {
 		struct usb_interface *intf;
@@ -941,8 +954,7 @@ static int __usb_bus_reprobe_drivers(struct device *dev, void *data)
 		return 0;
 
 	udev = to_usb_device(dev);
-	if (usb_device_match_id(udev, new_udriver->id_table) == NULL &&
-	    (!new_udriver->match || new_udriver->match(udev) == 0))
+	if (!usb_driver_applicable(udev, new_udriver))
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = device_reprobe(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/generic.c b/drivers/usb/core/generic.c
index 2b2f1ab6e36aa..d87175fc8a98d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/generic.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/generic.c
@@ -205,9 +205,7 @@ static int __check_usb_generic(struct device_driver *drv, void *data)
 	udrv = to_usb_device_driver(drv);
 	if (udrv == &usb_generic_driver)
 		return 0;
-	if (usb_device_match_id(udev, udrv->id_table) != NULL)
-		return 1;
-	return (udrv->match && udrv->match(udev));
+	return usb_driver_applicable(udev, udrv);
 }
 
 static bool usb_generic_driver_match(struct usb_device *udev)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.h b/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
index 98e7d1ee63dc3..0ebaf8a784f76 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ extern int usb_match_device(struct usb_device *dev,
 			    const struct usb_device_id *id);
 extern const struct usb_device_id *usb_device_match_id(struct usb_device *udev,
 				const struct usb_device_id *id);
+extern bool usb_driver_applicable(struct usb_device *udev,
+				  struct usb_device_driver *udrv);
 extern void usb_forced_unbind_intf(struct usb_interface *intf);
 extern void usb_unbind_and_rebind_marked_interfaces(struct usb_device *udev);