diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/uss720.c b/drivers/usb/misc/uss720.c
index b5d6616442635b8bf4c814bfd629a9ec18e927a3..0be8efcda15d5791aafd7cf48e81440afb3744b5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/uss720.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/uss720.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ static void destroy_priv(struct kref *kref)
 
 	dev_dbg(&priv->usbdev->dev, "destroying priv datastructure\n");
 	usb_put_dev(priv->usbdev);
+	priv->usbdev = NULL;
 	kfree(priv);
 }
 
@@ -753,7 +754,6 @@ static void uss720_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
 	if (pp) {
 		priv = pp->private_data;
-		priv->usbdev = NULL;
 		priv->pp = NULL;
 		dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "parport_remove_port\n");
 		parport_remove_port(pp);