diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
index 53d9fc41acc522..bc143a86c2ddf0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
@@ -1420,6 +1420,10 @@ void gserial_disconnect(struct gserial *gser)
 	/* REVISIT as above: how best to track this? */
 	port->port_line_coding = gser->port_line_coding;
 
+	/* disable endpoints, aborting down any active I/O */
+	usb_ep_disable(gser->out);
+	usb_ep_disable(gser->in);
+
 	port->port_usb = NULL;
 	gser->ioport = NULL;
 	if (port->port.count > 0) {
@@ -1431,10 +1435,6 @@ void gserial_disconnect(struct gserial *gser)
 	spin_unlock(&port->port_lock);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&serial_port_lock, flags);
 
-	/* disable endpoints, aborting down any active I/O */
-	usb_ep_disable(gser->out);
-	usb_ep_disable(gser->in);
-
 	/* finally, free any unused/unusable I/O buffers */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->port_lock, flags);
 	if (port->port.count == 0)