diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_printer.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_printer.c
index ea0da35a44e2..e6d4fa5eeff1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_printer.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_printer.c
@@ -635,19 +635,19 @@ printer_write(struct file *fd, const char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ptr)
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		}
 
+		list_add(&req->list, &dev->tx_reqs_active);
+
 		/* here, we unlock, and only unlock, to avoid deadlock. */
 		spin_unlock(&dev->lock);
 		value = usb_ep_queue(dev->in_ep, req, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		spin_lock(&dev->lock);
 		if (value) {
+			list_del(&req->list);
 			list_add(&req->list, &dev->tx_reqs);
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->lock, flags);
 			mutex_unlock(&dev->lock_printer_io);
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		}
-
-		list_add(&req->list, &dev->tx_reqs_active);
-
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->lock, flags);