--- 1.59/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c	Mon Apr 14 14:01:44 2003
+++ edited/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c	Fri Apr 18 08:20:42 2003
@@ -961,8 +961,8 @@
 	spin_lock_irqsave (&hcd_data_lock, flags);
 	list_del_init (&urb->urb_list);
 	dev = urb->dev;
-	usb_put_dev (dev);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore (&hcd_data_lock, flags);
+	usb_put_dev (dev);
 }