diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c
index 5dd41e821..bb34d647c 100755
--- a/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c
@@ -144,53 +144,62 @@ static int tweak_set_configuration_cmd(struct urb *urb)
 	if (err && err != -ENODEV)
 		dev_err(&sdev->udev->dev, "can't set config #%d, error %d\n",
 			config, err);
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int tweak_reset_device_cmd(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct stub_priv *priv = (struct stub_priv *) urb->context;
 	struct stub_device *sdev = priv->sdev;
+	int err;
 
 	dev_info(&urb->dev->dev, "usb_queue_reset_device\n");
 
-	if (usb_lock_device_for_reset(sdev->udev, NULL) < 0) {
+	err = usb_lock_device_for_reset(sdev->udev, NULL);
+	if (err < 0) {
 		dev_err(&urb->dev->dev, "could not obtain lock to reset device\n");
-		return 0;
+		return err;
 	}
-	usb_reset_device(sdev->udev);
+	err = usb_reset_device(sdev->udev);
 	usb_unlock_device(sdev->udev);
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 /*
  * clear_halt, set_interface, and set_configuration require special tricks.
+ * Returns 1 if request was tweaked, 0 otherwise.
  */
-static void tweak_special_requests(struct urb *urb)
+static int tweak_special_requests(struct urb *urb)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	if (!urb || !urb->setup_packet)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	if (usb_pipetype(urb->pipe) != PIPE_CONTROL)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	if (is_clear_halt_cmd(urb))
 		/* tweak clear_halt */
-		 tweak_clear_halt_cmd(urb);
+		err = tweak_clear_halt_cmd(urb);
 
 	else if (is_set_interface_cmd(urb))
 		/* tweak set_interface */
-		tweak_set_interface_cmd(urb);
+		err = tweak_set_interface_cmd(urb);
 
 	else if (is_set_configuration_cmd(urb))
 		/* tweak set_configuration */
-		tweak_set_configuration_cmd(urb);
+		err = tweak_set_configuration_cmd(urb);
 
 	else if (is_reset_device_cmd(urb))
-		tweak_reset_device_cmd(urb);
-	else
+		err = tweak_reset_device_cmd(urb);
+	else {
 		usbip_dbg_stub_rx("no need to tweak\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return !err;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -468,6 +477,7 @@ static void stub_recv_cmd_submit(struct stub_device *sdev,
 	int support_sg = 1;
 	int np = 0;
 	int ret, i;
+	int is_tweaked;
 
 	if (pipe == -1)
 		return;
@@ -580,8 +590,11 @@ static void stub_recv_cmd_submit(struct stub_device *sdev,
 		priv->urbs[i]->pipe = pipe;
 		priv->urbs[i]->complete = stub_complete;
 
-		/* no need to submit an intercepted request, but harmless? */
-		tweak_special_requests(priv->urbs[i]);
+		/*
+		 * all URBs belong to a single PDU, so a global is_tweaked flag is
+		 * enough
+		 */
+		is_tweaked = tweak_special_requests(priv->urbs[i]);
 
 		masking_bogus_flags(priv->urbs[i]);
 	}
@@ -594,22 +607,32 @@ static void stub_recv_cmd_submit(struct stub_device *sdev,
 
 	/* urb is now ready to submit */
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->num_urbs; i++) {
-		ret = usb_submit_urb(priv->urbs[i], GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!is_tweaked) {
+			ret = usb_submit_urb(priv->urbs[i], GFP_KERNEL);
 
-		if (ret == 0)
-			usbip_dbg_stub_rx("submit urb ok, seqnum %u\n",
-					pdu->base.seqnum);
-		else {
-			dev_err(&udev->dev, "submit_urb error, %d\n", ret);
-			usbip_dump_header(pdu);
-			usbip_dump_urb(priv->urbs[i]);
+			if (ret == 0)
+				usbip_dbg_stub_rx("submit urb ok, seqnum %u\n",
+						pdu->base.seqnum);
+			else {
+				dev_err(&udev->dev, "submit_urb error, %d\n", ret);
+				usbip_dump_header(pdu);
+				usbip_dump_urb(priv->urbs[i]);
 
+				/*
+				 * Pessimistic.
+				 * This connection will be discarded.
+				 */
+				usbip_event_add(ud, SDEV_EVENT_ERROR_SUBMIT);
+				break;
+			}
+		} else {
 			/*
-			 * Pessimistic.
-			 * This connection will be discarded.
+			 * An identical URB was already submitted in
+			 * tweak_special_requests(). Skip submitting this URB to not
+			 * duplicate the request.
 			 */
-			usbip_event_add(ud, SDEV_EVENT_ERROR_SUBMIT);
-			break;
+			priv->urbs[i]->status = 0;
+			stub_complete(priv->urbs[i]);
 		}
 	}