diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
index fa66e6e587928..656ba91c32831 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -1197,12 +1197,16 @@ static int do_proc_control(struct usb_dev_state *ps,
 
 		usb_unlock_device(dev);
 		i = usbfs_start_wait_urb(urb, tmo, &actlen);
+
+		/* Linger a bit, prior to the next control message. */
+		if (dev->quirks & USB_QUIRK_DELAY_CTRL_MSG)
+			msleep(200);
 		usb_lock_device(dev);
 		snoop_urb(dev, NULL, pipe, actlen, i, COMPLETE, tbuf, actlen);
 		if (!i && actlen) {
 			if (copy_to_user(ctrl->data, tbuf, actlen)) {
 				ret = -EFAULT;
-				goto recv_fault;
+				goto done;
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -1219,6 +1223,10 @@ static int do_proc_control(struct usb_dev_state *ps,
 
 		usb_unlock_device(dev);
 		i = usbfs_start_wait_urb(urb, tmo, &actlen);
+
+		/* Linger a bit, prior to the next control message. */
+		if (dev->quirks & USB_QUIRK_DELAY_CTRL_MSG)
+			msleep(200);
 		usb_lock_device(dev);
 		snoop_urb(dev, NULL, pipe, actlen, i, COMPLETE, NULL, 0);
 	}
@@ -1230,10 +1238,6 @@ static int do_proc_control(struct usb_dev_state *ps,
 	}
 	ret = (i < 0 ? i : actlen);
 
- recv_fault:
-	/* Linger a bit, prior to the next control message. */
-	if (dev->quirks & USB_QUIRK_DELAY_CTRL_MSG)
-		msleep(200);
  done:
 	kfree(dr);
 	usb_free_urb(urb);