diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_phonet.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_phonet.c
index 54451ee..d6b4871 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_phonet.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_phonet.c
@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@
 
 static int pn_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	if (netif_carrier_ok(dev))
-		netif_wake_queue(dev);
+	netif_wake_queue(dev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -219,8 +218,7 @@
 	}
 
 	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-	if (netif_carrier_ok(dev))
-		netif_wake_queue(dev);
+	netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
 static int pn_net_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
@@ -383,7 +381,6 @@
 	struct phonet_port *port = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
-	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 	port->usb = NULL;
 
 	usb_ep_disable(fp->out_ep);
@@ -427,8 +424,6 @@
 			fp->in_ep->driver_data = fp;
 
 			netif_carrier_on(dev);
-			if (netif_running(dev))
-				netif_wake_queue(dev);
 			for (i = 0; i < phonet_rxq_size; i++)
 				pn_rx_submit(fp, fp->out_reqv[i], GFP_ATOMIC);
 		}
@@ -610,7 +605,6 @@
 	port = netdev_priv(dev);
 	spin_lock_init(&port->lock);
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
-	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &gadget->dev);
 
 	err = register_netdev(dev);