diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c b/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
index c9f6e97582885..f27b4aecff3d4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
@@ -494,16 +494,24 @@ static int usblp_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 /* No kernel lock - fine */
 static __poll_t usblp_poll(struct file *file, struct poll_table_struct *wait)
 {
-	__poll_t ret;
+	struct usblp *usblp = file->private_data;
+	__poll_t ret = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	struct usblp *usblp = file->private_data;
 	/* Should we check file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE before poll_wait()? */
 	poll_wait(file, &usblp->rwait, wait);
 	poll_wait(file, &usblp->wwait, wait);
+
+	mutex_lock(&usblp->mut);
+	if (!usblp->present)
+		ret |= EPOLLHUP;
+	mutex_unlock(&usblp->mut);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&usblp->lock, flags);
-	ret = ((usblp->bidir && usblp->rcomplete) ? EPOLLIN  | EPOLLRDNORM : 0) |
-	   ((usblp->no_paper || usblp->wcomplete) ? EPOLLOUT | EPOLLWRNORM : 0);
+	if (usblp->bidir && usblp->rcomplete)
+		ret |= EPOLLIN  | EPOLLRDNORM;
+	if (usblp->no_paper || usblp->wcomplete)
+		ret |= EPOLLOUT | EPOLLWRNORM;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&usblp->lock, flags);
 	return ret;
 }