diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
index 495d31922858..44bddfc75bb2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
@@ -1461,22 +1461,17 @@ static int ncm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 		f->os_desc_table[0].os_desc = &ncm_opts->ncm_os_desc;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * in drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:configfs_composite_bind()
-	 * configurations are bound in sequence with list_for_each_entry,
-	 * in each configuration its functions are bound in sequence
-	 * with list_for_each_entry, so we assume no race condition
-	 * with regard to ncm_opts->bound access
-	 */
-	if (!ncm_opts->bound) {
-		mutex_lock(&ncm_opts->lock);
-		gether_set_gadget(ncm_opts->net, cdev->gadget);
+	mutex_lock(&ncm_opts->lock);
+	gether_set_gadget(ncm_opts->net, cdev->gadget);
+	if (!ncm_opts->bound)
 		status = gether_register_netdev(ncm_opts->net);
-		mutex_unlock(&ncm_opts->lock);
-		if (status)
-			goto fail;
-		ncm_opts->bound = true;
-	}
+	mutex_unlock(&ncm_opts->lock);
+
+	if (status)
+		goto fail;
+
+	ncm_opts->bound = true;
+
 	us = usb_gstrings_attach(cdev, ncm_strings,
 				 ARRAY_SIZE(ncm_string_defs));
 	if (IS_ERR(us)) {