diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 871dff64061f..0b503a1ab2cf 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: f1c9e151b18ade3be5b1865d288a490bff4339e6
+refs/heads/master: 29bac7b7661bbbdbbd32bc1e6cedca22f260da7f
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/usb/gadget/u_ether.c b/trunk/drivers/usb/gadget/u_ether.c
index dbd575a194f3..66948b72bb9b 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/usb/gadget/u_ether.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/usb/gadget/u_ether.c
@@ -873,6 +873,13 @@ struct net_device *gether_connect(struct gether *link)
 		spin_lock(&dev->lock);
 		dev->port_usb = link;
 		link->ioport = dev;
+		if (netif_running(dev->net)) {
+			if (link->open)
+				link->open(link);
+		} else {
+			if (link->close)
+				link->close(link);
+		}
 		spin_unlock(&dev->lock);
 
 		netif_carrier_on(dev->net);