diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
index 18e5ddd722cd..f0339aefc798 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
@@ -781,6 +781,8 @@ static int usbhid_start(struct hid_device *hid)
 	unsigned int n, insize = 0;
 	int ret;
 
+	clear_bit(HID_DISCONNECTED, &usbhid->iofl);
+
 	usbhid->bufsize = HID_MIN_BUFFER_SIZE;
 	hid_find_max_report(hid, HID_INPUT_REPORT, &usbhid->bufsize);
 	hid_find_max_report(hid, HID_OUTPUT_REPORT, &usbhid->bufsize);
@@ -888,6 +890,9 @@ fail:
 	usb_free_urb(usbhid->urbin);
 	usb_free_urb(usbhid->urbout);
 	usb_free_urb(usbhid->urbctrl);
+	usbhid->urbin = NULL;
+	usbhid->urbout = NULL;
+	usbhid->urbctrl = NULL;
 	hid_free_buffers(dev, hid);
 	mutex_unlock(&usbhid->setup);
 	return ret;
@@ -924,6 +929,9 @@ static void usbhid_stop(struct hid_device *hid)
 	usb_free_urb(usbhid->urbin);
 	usb_free_urb(usbhid->urbctrl);
 	usb_free_urb(usbhid->urbout);
+	usbhid->urbin = NULL; /* don't mess up next start */
+	usbhid->urbctrl = NULL;
+	usbhid->urbout = NULL;
 
 	hid_free_buffers(hid_to_usb_dev(hid), hid);
 	mutex_unlock(&usbhid->setup);