diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
index 1756371..e057e53 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@
 	if (!ACM_READY(acm))
 		goto exit;
 
+	usb_mark_last_busy(acm->dev);
+
 	data = (unsigned char *)(dr + 1);
 	switch (dr->bNotificationType) {
 	case USB_CDC_NOTIFY_NETWORK_CONNECTION:
@@ -336,7 +338,6 @@
 		break;
 	}
 exit:
-	usb_mark_last_busy(acm->dev);
 	retval = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (retval)
 		dev_err(&urb->dev->dev, "%s - usb_submit_urb failed with "