diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c
index 325c22008e536..5dd41e8215e0f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ static int tweak_set_configuration_cmd(struct urb *urb)
 	req = (struct usb_ctrlrequest *) urb->setup_packet;
 	config = le16_to_cpu(req->wValue);
 
+	usb_lock_device(sdev->udev);
 	err = usb_set_configuration(sdev->udev, config);
+	usb_unlock_device(sdev->udev);
 	if (err && err != -ENODEV)
 		dev_err(&sdev->udev->dev, "can't set config #%d, error %d\n",
 			config, err);