diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
index 9b1cbcf8fb7f..9f49bfe4c6f4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
@@ -216,38 +216,6 @@ static int acm_start_wb(struct acm *acm, struct acm_wb *wb)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int acm_write_start(struct acm *acm, int wbn)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-	struct acm_wb *wb = &acm->wb[wbn];
-	int rc;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&acm->write_lock, flags);
-	if (!acm->dev) {
-		wb->use = 0;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&acm->write_lock, flags);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	dev_vdbg(&acm->data->dev, "%s - susp_count %d\n", __func__,
-							acm->susp_count);
-	usb_autopm_get_interface_async(acm->control);
-	if (acm->susp_count) {
-		if (!acm->delayed_wb)
-			acm->delayed_wb = wb;
-		else
-			usb_autopm_put_interface_async(acm->control);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&acm->write_lock, flags);
-		return 0;	/* A white lie */
-	}
-	usb_mark_last_busy(acm->dev);
-
-	rc = acm_start_wb(acm, wb);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&acm->write_lock, flags);
-
-	return rc;
-
-}
 /*
  * attributes exported through sysfs
  */
@@ -653,13 +621,31 @@ static int acm_tty_write(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	}
 	wb = &acm->wb[wbn];
 
+	if (!acm->dev) {
+		wb->use = 0;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&acm->write_lock, flags);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	count = (count > acm->writesize) ? acm->writesize : count;
 	dev_vdbg(&acm->data->dev, "%s - write %d\n", __func__, count);
 	memcpy(wb->buf, buf, count);
 	wb->len = count;
+
+	usb_autopm_get_interface_async(acm->control);
+	if (acm->susp_count) {
+		if (!acm->delayed_wb)
+			acm->delayed_wb = wb;
+		else
+			usb_autopm_put_interface_async(acm->control);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&acm->write_lock, flags);
+		return count;	/* A white lie */
+	}
+	usb_mark_last_busy(acm->dev);
+
+	stat = acm_start_wb(acm, wb);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&acm->write_lock, flags);
 
-	stat = acm_write_start(acm, wbn);
 	if (stat < 0)
 		return stat;
 	return count;