diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/plusb.c b/drivers/net/usb/plusb.c
index 6fe59373cba9b8bd1afce514265171dbbd43aa9e..8bab7306e5a68785bfcc4c4803ca4de2e369d27d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/plusb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/plusb.c
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@
 static inline int
 pl_vendor_req(struct usbnet *dev, u8 req, u8 val, u8 index)
 {
-	return usbnet_read_cmd(dev, req,
-				USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_VENDOR |
-				USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
+	return usbnet_write_cmd(dev, req, USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
 				val, index, NULL, 0);
 }