diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
index 4cd582a..74fab1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
@@ -540,10 +540,12 @@
 	    (ctx->ether_desc == NULL) || (ctx->control != intf))
 		goto error;
 
-	/* claim interfaces, if any */
-	temp = usb_driver_claim_interface(driver, ctx->data, dev);
-	if (temp)
-		goto error;
+	/* claim data interface, if different from control */
+	if (ctx->data != ctx->control) {
+		temp = usb_driver_claim_interface(driver, ctx->data, dev);
+		if (temp)
+			goto error;
+	}
 
 	iface_no = ctx->data->cur_altsetting->desc.bInterfaceNumber;
 
@@ -623,6 +625,10 @@
 
 	tasklet_kill(&ctx->bh);
 
+	/* handle devices with combined control and data interface */
+	if (ctx->control == ctx->data)
+		ctx->data = NULL;
+
 	/* disconnect master --> disconnect slave */
 	if (intf == ctx->control && ctx->data) {
 		usb_set_intfdata(ctx->data, NULL);
@@ -1245,6 +1251,14 @@
 	  .driver_info = (unsigned long) &wwan_info,
 	},
 
+	/* Huawei NCM devices disguised as vendor specific */
+	{ USB_VENDOR_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(0x12d1, 0xff, 0x02, 0x16),
+	  .driver_info = (unsigned long)&wwan_info,
+	},
+	{ USB_VENDOR_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(0x12d1, 0xff, 0x02, 0x46),
+	  .driver_info = (unsigned long)&wwan_info,
+	},
+
 	/* Generic CDC-NCM devices */
 	{ USB_INTERFACE_INFO(USB_CLASS_COMM,
 		USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_NCM, USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE),