diff --git a/sound/usb/stream.c b/sound/usb/stream.c
index f10f4e6d3fb8..3d4add94e367 100644
--- a/sound/usb/stream.c
+++ b/sound/usb/stream.c
@@ -1093,6 +1093,7 @@ static int __snd_usb_parse_audio_interface(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
 	int i, altno, err, stream;
 	struct audioformat *fp = NULL;
 	struct snd_usb_power_domain *pd = NULL;
+	bool set_iface_first;
 	int num, protocol;
 
 	dev = chip->dev;
@@ -1223,11 +1224,19 @@ static int __snd_usb_parse_audio_interface(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
 				return err;
 		}
 
+		set_iface_first = false;
+		if (protocol == UAC_VERSION_1 ||
+		    (chip->quirk_flags & QUIRK_FLAG_SET_IFACE_FIRST))
+			set_iface_first = true;
+
 		/* try to set the interface... */
 		usb_set_interface(chip->dev, iface_no, 0);
+		if (set_iface_first)
+			usb_set_interface(chip->dev, iface_no, altno);
 		snd_usb_init_pitch(chip, fp);
 		snd_usb_init_sample_rate(chip, fp, fp->rate_max);
-		usb_set_interface(chip->dev, iface_no, altno);
+		if (!set_iface_first)
+			usb_set_interface(chip->dev, iface_no, altno);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }