diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
index dd74c99d6ce1..5d061b3d8224 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
@@ -2026,6 +2026,8 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(suspended);
 static void __composite_unbind(struct usb_gadget *gadget, bool unbind_driver)
 {
 	struct usb_composite_dev	*cdev = get_gadget_data(gadget);
+	struct usb_gadget_strings	*gstr = cdev->driver->strings[0];
+	struct usb_string		*dev_str = gstr->strings;
 
 	/* composite_disconnect() must already have been called
 	 * by the underlying peripheral controller driver!
@@ -2045,6 +2047,9 @@ static void __composite_unbind(struct usb_gadget *gadget, bool unbind_driver)
 
 	composite_dev_cleanup(cdev);
 
+	if (dev_str[USB_GADGET_MANUFACTURER_IDX].s == cdev->def_manufacturer)
+		dev_str[USB_GADGET_MANUFACTURER_IDX].s = "";
+
 	kfree(cdev->def_manufacturer);
 	kfree(cdev);
 	set_gadget_data(gadget, NULL);