diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
index 90e18f6fa2bb..9ca77166d37e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ static int proc_do_submiturb(struct dev_state *ps, struct usbdevfs_urb *uurb,
 	u = (is_in ? URB_DIR_IN : URB_DIR_OUT);
 	if (uurb->flags & USBDEVFS_URB_ISO_ASAP)
 		u |= URB_ISO_ASAP;
-	if (uurb->flags & USBDEVFS_URB_SHORT_NOT_OK)
+	if (uurb->flags & USBDEVFS_URB_SHORT_NOT_OK && is_in)
 		u |= URB_SHORT_NOT_OK;
 	if (uurb->flags & USBDEVFS_URB_NO_FSBR)
 		u |= URB_NO_FSBR;