diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
index 49d685ad0da9..45b554032332 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ void usb_remove_function(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 	list_del(&f->list);
 	if (f->unbind)
 		f->unbind(c, f);
+
+	if (f->bind_deactivated)
+		usb_function_activate(f);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_remove_function);
 
@@ -956,12 +959,8 @@ static void remove_config(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev,
 
 		f = list_first_entry(&config->functions,
 				struct usb_function, list);
-		list_del(&f->list);
-		if (f->unbind) {
-			DBG(cdev, "unbind function '%s'/%p\n", f->name, f);
-			f->unbind(config, f);
-			/* may free memory for "f" */
-		}
+
+		usb_remove_function(config, f);
 	}
 	list_del(&config->list);
 	if (config->unbind) {