diff --git a/drivers/usb/net/pegasus.c b/drivers/usb/net/pegasus.c
index f6c19d7..a02be79 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/net/pegasus.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/net/pegasus.c
@@ -1364,11 +1364,18 @@
 	free_netdev(pegasus->net);
 }
 
-static int pegasus_suspend (struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t state)
+static int pegasus_suspend (struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
 {
 	struct pegasus *pegasus = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
 	
 	netif_device_detach (pegasus->net);
+	if (netif_running(pegasus->net)) {
+		cancel_delayed_work(&pegasus->carrier_check);
+
+		usb_kill_urb(pegasus->rx_urb);
+		usb_kill_urb(pegasus->intr_urb);
+	}
+	intf->dev.power.power_state = PMSG_SUSPEND;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1376,7 +1383,20 @@
 {
 	struct pegasus *pegasus = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
 
+	intf->dev.power.power_state = PMSG_ON;
 	netif_device_attach (pegasus->net);
+	if (netif_running(pegasus->net)) {
+		pegasus->rx_urb->status = 0;
+		pegasus->rx_urb->actual_length = 0;
+		read_bulk_callback(pegasus->rx_urb, 0);
+
+		pegasus->intr_urb->status = 0;
+		pegasus->intr_urb->actual_length = 0;
+		intr_callback(pegasus->intr_urb, 0);
+
+		queue_delayed_work(pegasus_workqueue, &pegasus->carrier_check,
+					CARRIER_CHECK_DELAY);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/net/usbnet.c b/drivers/usb/net/usbnet.c
index dd8b445..3e341b1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/net/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/net/usbnet.c
@@ -3732,11 +3732,17 @@
 
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 
-static int usbnet_suspend (struct usb_interface *intf, u32 state)
+static int usbnet_suspend (struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
 {
 	struct usbnet		*dev = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
 	
+	/* accelerate emptying of the rx and queues, to avoid
+	 * having everything error out.
+	 */
 	netif_device_detach (dev->net);
+	(void) unlink_urbs (dev, &dev->rxq);
+	(void) unlink_urbs (dev, &dev->txq);
+	intf->dev.power.power_state = PMSG_SUSPEND;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3744,7 +3750,9 @@
 {
 	struct usbnet		*dev = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
 
+	intf->dev.power.power_state = PMSG_ON;
 	netif_device_attach (dev->net);
+	tasklet_schedule (&dev->bh);
 	return 0;
 }