diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
index 8325f6d65dcc..eee402a59f6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
@@ -571,6 +571,11 @@ static const struct usb_device_id	products[] = {
 	.bInterfaceSubClass	= USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_ETHERNET, \
 	.bInterfaceProtocol	= USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE
 
+#define ZAURUS_FAKE_INTERFACE \
+	.bInterfaceClass	= USB_CLASS_COMM, \
+	.bInterfaceSubClass	= USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_MDLM, \
+	.bInterfaceProtocol	= USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE
+
 /* SA-1100 based Sharp Zaurus ("collie"), or compatible;
  * wire-incompatible with true CDC Ethernet implementations.
  * (And, it seems, needlessly so...)
@@ -624,6 +629,13 @@ static const struct usb_device_id	products[] = {
 	.idProduct              = 0x9032,	/* SL-6000 */
 	ZAURUS_MASTER_INTERFACE,
 	.driver_info		= 0,
+}, {
+	.match_flags    =   USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO
+		 | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE,
+	.idVendor               = 0x04DD,
+	.idProduct              = 0x9032,	/* SL-6000 */
+	ZAURUS_FAKE_INTERFACE,
+	.driver_info		= 0,
 }, {
 	.match_flags    =   USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO
 		 | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE,
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/zaurus.c b/drivers/net/usb/zaurus.c
index 8e717a0b559b..7984f2157d22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/zaurus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/zaurus.c
@@ -256,6 +256,11 @@ static const struct usb_device_id	products [] = {
 	.bInterfaceSubClass	= USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_ETHERNET, \
 	.bInterfaceProtocol	= USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE
 
+#define ZAURUS_FAKE_INTERFACE \
+	.bInterfaceClass	= USB_CLASS_COMM, \
+	.bInterfaceSubClass	= USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_MDLM, \
+	.bInterfaceProtocol	= USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE
+
 /* SA-1100 based Sharp Zaurus ("collie"), or compatible. */
 {
 	.match_flags	=   USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO
@@ -313,6 +318,13 @@ static const struct usb_device_id	products [] = {
 	.idProduct              = 0x9032,	/* SL-6000 */
 	ZAURUS_MASTER_INTERFACE,
 	.driver_info = ZAURUS_PXA_INFO,
+}, {
+	.match_flags    =   USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO
+			    | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE,
+	.idVendor		= 0x04DD,
+	.idProduct		= 0x9032,	/* SL-6000 */
+	ZAURUS_FAKE_INTERFACE,
+	.driver_info = (unsigned long)&bogus_mdlm_info,
 }, {
 	.match_flags    =   USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO
 		 | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE,