diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 51b436918f78..350dcd9af5d8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -5401,7 +5401,6 @@ static int usb_reset_and_verify_device(struct usb_device *udev)
 	}
 
 	bos = udev->bos;
-	udev->bos = NULL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < SET_CONFIG_TRIES; ++i) {
 
@@ -5494,8 +5493,11 @@ static int usb_reset_and_verify_device(struct usb_device *udev)
 	usb_set_usb2_hardware_lpm(udev, 1);
 	usb_unlocked_enable_lpm(udev);
 	usb_enable_ltm(udev);
-	usb_release_bos_descriptor(udev);
-	udev->bos = bos;
+	/* release the new BOS descriptor allocated  by hub_port_init() */
+	if (udev->bos != bos) {
+		usb_release_bos_descriptor(udev);
+		udev->bos = bos;
+	}
 	return 0;
 
 re_enumerate: