diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 28738fa17af..0cec6caf6e9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -1849,21 +1849,23 @@ fail:
  */
 int usb_deauthorize_device(struct usb_device *usb_dev)
 {
-	unsigned cnt;
 	usb_lock_device(usb_dev);
 	if (usb_dev->authorized == 0)
 		goto out_unauthorized;
+
 	usb_dev->authorized = 0;
 	usb_set_configuration(usb_dev, -1);
+
+	kfree(usb_dev->product);
 	usb_dev->product = kstrdup("n/a (unauthorized)", GFP_KERNEL);
+	kfree(usb_dev->manufacturer);
 	usb_dev->manufacturer = kstrdup("n/a (unauthorized)", GFP_KERNEL);
+	kfree(usb_dev->serial);
 	usb_dev->serial = kstrdup("n/a (unauthorized)", GFP_KERNEL);
-	kfree(usb_dev->config);
-	usb_dev->config = NULL;
-	for (cnt = 0; cnt < usb_dev->descriptor.bNumConfigurations; cnt++)
-		kfree(usb_dev->rawdescriptors[cnt]);
+
+	usb_destroy_configuration(usb_dev);
 	usb_dev->descriptor.bNumConfigurations = 0;
-	kfree(usb_dev->rawdescriptors);
+
 out_unauthorized:
 	usb_unlock_device(usb_dev);
 	return 0;
@@ -1873,15 +1875,11 @@ out_unauthorized:
 int usb_authorize_device(struct usb_device *usb_dev)
 {
 	int result = 0, c;
+
 	usb_lock_device(usb_dev);
 	if (usb_dev->authorized == 1)
 		goto out_authorized;
-	kfree(usb_dev->product);
-	usb_dev->product = NULL;
-	kfree(usb_dev->manufacturer);
-	usb_dev->manufacturer = NULL;
-	kfree(usb_dev->serial);
-	usb_dev->serial = NULL;
+
 	result = usb_autoresume_device(usb_dev);
 	if (result < 0) {
 		dev_err(&usb_dev->dev,
@@ -1894,6 +1892,14 @@ int usb_authorize_device(struct usb_device *usb_dev)
 			"authorization: %d\n", result);
 		goto error_device_descriptor;
 	}
+
+	kfree(usb_dev->product);
+	usb_dev->product = NULL;
+	kfree(usb_dev->manufacturer);
+	usb_dev->manufacturer = NULL;
+	kfree(usb_dev->serial);
+	usb_dev->serial = NULL;
+
 	usb_dev->authorized = 1;
 	result = usb_enumerate_device(usb_dev);
 	if (result < 0)
@@ -1912,8 +1918,10 @@ int usb_authorize_device(struct usb_device *usb_dev)
 		}
 	}
 	dev_info(&usb_dev->dev, "authorized to connect\n");
+
 error_enumerate:
 error_device_descriptor:
+	usb_autosuspend_device(usb_dev);
 error_autoresume:
 out_authorized:
 	usb_unlock_device(usb_dev);	// complements locktree
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
index 15477008b63..485edf937f2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
@@ -82,9 +82,13 @@ static ssize_t  show_##name(struct device *dev,				\
 		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)		\
 {									\
 	struct usb_device *udev;					\
+	int retval;							\
 									\
 	udev = to_usb_device(dev);					\
-	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", udev->name);			\
+	usb_lock_device(udev);						\
+	retval = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", udev->name);			\
+	usb_unlock_device(udev);					\
+	return retval;							\
 }									\
 static DEVICE_ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, show_##name, NULL);