diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
index 9d1c40c152d864..3c5a6f6ac3414c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
@@ -1163,6 +1163,8 @@ struct net_device *gether_connect(struct gether *link)
 		if (netif_running(dev->net))
 			eth_start(dev, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
+		netif_device_attach(dev->net);
+
 	/* on error, disable any endpoints  */
 	} else {
 		(void) usb_ep_disable(link->out_ep);