diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_sysfs.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_sysfs.c
index 18a0fa649cd41..e64ea314930be 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_sysfs.c
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ static ssize_t attach_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	struct vhci *vhci;
 	int err;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	struct task_struct *tcp_rx = NULL;
+	struct task_struct *tcp_tx = NULL;
 
 	/*
 	 * @rhport: port number of vhci_hcd
@@ -360,9 +362,24 @@ static ssize_t attach_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* now need lock until setting vdev status as used */
+	/* create threads before locking */
+	tcp_rx = kthread_create(vhci_rx_loop, &vdev->ud, "vhci_rx");
+	if (IS_ERR(tcp_rx)) {
+		sockfd_put(socket);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	tcp_tx = kthread_create(vhci_tx_loop, &vdev->ud, "vhci_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);
 
-	/* begin a lock */
+	/* now begin lock until setting vdev status set */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vhci->lock, flags);
 	spin_lock(&vdev->ud.lock);
 
@@ -372,6 +389,8 @@ static ssize_t attach_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vhci->lock, flags);
 
 		sockfd_put(socket);
+		kthread_stop_put(tcp_rx);
+		kthread_stop_put(tcp_tx);
 
 		dev_err(dev, "port %d already used\n", rhport);
 		/*
@@ -390,14 +409,16 @@ static ssize_t attach_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	vdev->speed         = speed;
 	vdev->ud.sockfd     = sockfd;
 	vdev->ud.tcp_socket = socket;
+	vdev->ud.tcp_rx     = tcp_rx;
+	vdev->ud.tcp_tx     = tcp_tx;
 	vdev->ud.status     = VDEV_ST_NOTASSIGNED;
 
 	spin_unlock(&vdev->ud.lock);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vhci->lock, flags);
 	/* end the lock */
 
-	vdev->ud.tcp_rx = kthread_get_run(vhci_rx_loop, &vdev->ud, "vhci_rx");
-	vdev->ud.tcp_tx = kthread_get_run(vhci_tx_loop, &vdev->ud, "vhci_tx");
+	wake_up_process(vdev->ud.tcp_rx);
+	wake_up_process(vdev->ud.tcp_tx);
 
 	rh_port_connect(vdev, speed);