diff --git a/firmware/usb.c b/firmware/usb.c
index fe89d223d3..00e0bb3607 100644
--- a/firmware/usb.c
+++ b/firmware/usb.c
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ static void usb_thread(void)
 #ifndef USE_ROCKBOX_USB
                         /* until we have native mass-storage mode, we want to reboot on
                            usb host connect */
-                        usb_enable(true);
                         try_reboot();
 #endif  /* USE_ROCKBOX_USB */
 #ifdef HAVE_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING