diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
index a42acc3cc60983233b2a57d92512abcc9918fa60..97c17bb560ac1af28144196b3a6df149e7bbaba0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
@@ -228,15 +228,16 @@ next_desc:
 		buf += buf [0];
 	}
 
-	/* Microsoft ActiveSync based RNDIS devices lack the CDC descriptors,
-	 * so we'll hard-wire the interfaces and not check for descriptors.
+	/* Microsoft ActiveSync based and some regular RNDIS devices lack the
+	 * CDC descriptors, so we'll hard-wire the interfaces and not check
+	 * for descriptors.
 	 */
-	if (is_activesync(&intf->cur_altsetting->desc) && !info->u) {
+	if (rndis && !info->u) {
 		info->control = usb_ifnum_to_if(dev->udev, 0);
 		info->data = usb_ifnum_to_if(dev->udev, 1);
 		if (!info->control || !info->data) {
 			dev_dbg(&intf->dev,
-				"activesync: master #0/%p slave #1/%p\n",
+				"rndis: master #0/%p slave #1/%p\n",
 				info->control,
 				info->data);
 			goto bad_desc;
@@ -316,7 +317,6 @@ void usbnet_cdc_unbind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usbnet_cdc_unbind);
 
-
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
  * Communications Device Class, Ethernet Control model