diff --git a/hw/usb/host-libusb.c b/hw/usb/host-libusb.c
index bc2944c6b2..11429f5e73 100644
--- a/hw/usb/host-libusb.c
+++ b/hw/usb/host-libusb.c
@@ -889,6 +889,9 @@ static int usb_host_open(USBHostDevice *s, libusb_device *dev)
 fail:
     trace_usb_host_open_failure(bus_num, addr);
     if (s->dh != NULL) {
+        usb_host_release_interfaces(s);
+        libusb_reset_device(s->dh);
+        usb_host_attach_kernel(s);
         libusb_close(s->dh);
         s->dh = NULL;
         s->dev = NULL;