diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
index a2ca38e25e0c33ab6a2c7aace36573068e3d9e36..19da72fe892d150b5ec14c5f315fb8a224e2dd7d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
@@ -1190,14 +1190,24 @@ static ssize_t interface_authorized_store(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct usb_interface *intf = to_usb_interface(dev);
 	bool val;
+	struct kernfs_node *kn;
 
 	if (strtobool(buf, &val) != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (val)
+	if (val) {
 		usb_authorize_interface(intf);
-	else
-		usb_deauthorize_interface(intf);
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Prevent deadlock if another process is concurrently
+		 * trying to unregister intf.
+		 */
+		kn = sysfs_break_active_protection(&dev->kobj, &attr->attr);
+		if (kn) {
+			usb_deauthorize_interface(intf);
+			sysfs_unbreak_active_protection(kn);
+		}
+	}
 
 	return count;
 }