diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
index 472cbcdf7456..e6a6d67c8705 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -2583,7 +2583,9 @@ static unsigned int usbdev_poll(struct file *file,
 	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE && !list_empty(&ps->async_completed))
 		mask |= POLLOUT | POLLWRNORM;
 	if (!connected(ps))
-		mask |= POLLERR | POLLHUP;
+		mask |= POLLHUP;
+	if (list_empty(&ps->list))
+		mask |= POLLERR;
 	return mask;
 }