dev->flags = 0;
        del_timer_sync (&dev->delay);
        tasklet_kill (&dev->bh);
+       usb_autopm_put_interface(dev->intf);
 
        return 0;
 }
 static int usbnet_open (struct net_device *net)
 {
        struct usbnet           *dev = netdev_priv(net);
-       int                     retval = 0;
+       int                     retval;
        struct driver_info      *info = dev->driver_info;
 
+       if ((retval = usb_autopm_get_interface(dev->intf)) < 0) {
+               if (netif_msg_ifup (dev))
+                       devinfo (dev,
+                               "resumption fail (%d) usbnet usb-%s-%s, %s",
+                               retval,
+                               dev->udev->bus->bus_name, dev->udev->devpath,
+                       info->description);
+               goto done_nopm;
+       }
+
        // put into "known safe" state
        if (info->reset && (retval = info->reset (dev)) < 0) {
                if (netif_msg_ifup (dev))
 
        // delay posting reads until we're fully open
        tasklet_schedule (&dev->bh);
+       return retval;
 done:
+       usb_autopm_put_interface(dev->intf);
+done_nopm:
        return retval;
 }
 
 
        dev = netdev_priv(net);
        dev->udev = xdev;
+       dev->intf = udev;
        dev->driver_info = info;
        dev->driver_name = name;
        dev->msg_enable = netif_msg_init (msg_level, NETIF_MSG_DRV
        struct usbnet           *dev = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
 
        if (!dev->suspend_count++) {
-               /* accelerate emptying of the rx and queues, to avoid
+               /*
+                * accelerate emptying of the rx and queues, to avoid
                 * having everything error out.
                 */
                netif_device_detach (dev->net);
                (void) unlink_urbs (dev, &dev->rxq);
                (void) unlink_urbs (dev, &dev->txq);
+               /*
+                * reattach so runtime management can use and
+                * wake the device
+                */
+               netif_device_attach (dev->net);
        }
        return 0;
 }
 {
        struct usbnet           *dev = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
 
-       if (!--dev->suspend_count) {
-               netif_device_attach (dev->net);
+       if (!--dev->suspend_count)
                tasklet_schedule (&dev->bh);
-       }
+
        return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usbnet_resume);