diff --git a/adb/usb_linux.c b/adb/usb_linux.c
index 31fe6f6..7e510df 100644
--- a/adb/usb_linux.c
+++ b/adb/usb_linux.c
@@ -81,41 +81,13 @@
 
 static void kick_disconnected_device(const char *devname, void *client_data)
 {
-    usb_handle *h;
+    usb_handle *usb;
 
     adb_mutex_lock(&usb_lock);
     /* kick the device if it is in our list */
-    for (h = handle_list.next; h != &handle_list; h = h->next) {
-        if (!strcmp(devname, usb_device_get_name(h->device))) {
-            D("[ kicking %p (fd = %s) ]\n", h, usb_device_get_name(h->device));
-            adb_mutex_lock(&h->lock);
-            if(h->dead == 0) {
-                h->dead = 1;
-
-                if (usb_device_is_writeable(h->device)) {
-                    /* HACK ALERT!
-                    ** Sometimes we get stuck in ioctl(USBDEVFS_REAPURB).
-                    ** This is a workaround for that problem.
-                    */
-                    if (h->reaper_thread) {
-                        pthread_kill(h->reaper_thread, SIGALRM);
-                    }
-
-                    /* cancel any pending transactions
-                    ** these will quietly fail if the txns are not active,
-                    ** but this ensures that a reader blocked on REAPURB
-                    ** will get unblocked
-                    */
-                    usb_endpoint_cancel(h->ep_in);
-                    usb_endpoint_cancel(h->ep_out);
-                    adb_cond_broadcast(&h->notify_in);
-                    adb_cond_broadcast(&h->notify_out);
-                } else {
-                    unregister_usb_transport(h);
-                }
-            }
-            adb_mutex_unlock(&h->lock);
-        }
+    for (usb = handle_list.next; usb != &handle_list; usb = usb->next) {
+        if (!strcmp(devname, usb_device_get_name(usb->device)))
+            usb_kick(usb);
     }
     adb_mutex_unlock(&usb_lock);
 
@@ -433,7 +405,34 @@
 
 void usb_kick(usb_handle *h)
 {
-    // do nothing here. we kick in kick_disconnected_devices instead.
+    D("[ kicking %p (fd = %s) ]\n", h, usb_device_get_name(h->device));
+    adb_mutex_lock(&h->lock);
+    if(h->dead == 0) {
+        h->dead = 1;
+
+        if (usb_device_is_writeable(h->device)) {
+            /* HACK ALERT!
+            ** Sometimes we get stuck in ioctl(USBDEVFS_REAPURB).
+            ** This is a workaround for that problem.
+            */
+            if (h->reaper_thread) {
+                pthread_kill(h->reaper_thread, SIGALRM);
+            }
+
+            /* cancel any pending transactions
+            ** these will quietly fail if the txns are not active,
+            ** but this ensures that a reader blocked on REAPURB
+            ** will get unblocked
+            */
+            usb_endpoint_cancel(h->ep_in);
+            usb_endpoint_cancel(h->ep_out);
+            adb_cond_broadcast(&h->notify_in);
+            adb_cond_broadcast(&h->notify_out);
+        } else {
+            unregister_usb_transport(h);
+        }
+    }
+    adb_mutex_unlock(&h->lock);
 }
 
 int usb_close(usb_handle *h)