diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c
index 109751bad3bb39e39799bb9638e7a947fa11677d..4cf4e361c121d3e3dce3b5374772148d9710b989 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c
@@ -392,7 +392,6 @@ int usbpn_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id)
 
 	pnd = netdev_priv(dev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &intf->dev);
-	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
 	pnd->dev = dev;
 	pnd->usb = usb_get_dev(usbdev);