diff --git a/sound/usb/pcm.c b/sound/usb/pcm.c
index 3265155df1b5a355bf906f30fb1a473dcbbb301a..380d7275d18711374973493340a9d9904ac2cc9c 100644
--- a/sound/usb/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/pcm.c
@@ -232,21 +232,6 @@ static int start_endpoints(struct snd_usb_substream *subs)
 	    !test_and_set_bit(SUBSTREAM_FLAG_SYNC_EP_STARTED, &subs->flags)) {
 		struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep = subs->sync_endpoint;
 
-		if (subs->data_endpoint->iface != subs->sync_endpoint->iface ||
-		    subs->data_endpoint->altsetting != subs->sync_endpoint->altsetting) {
-			err = usb_set_interface(subs->dev,
-						subs->sync_endpoint->iface,
-						subs->sync_endpoint->altsetting);
-			if (err < 0) {
-				clear_bit(SUBSTREAM_FLAG_SYNC_EP_STARTED, &subs->flags);
-				dev_err(&subs->dev->dev,
-					   "%d:%d: cannot set interface (%d)\n",
-					   subs->sync_endpoint->iface,
-					   subs->sync_endpoint->altsetting, err);
-				return -EIO;
-			}
-		}
-
 		dev_dbg(&subs->dev->dev, "Starting sync EP @%p\n", ep);
 
 		ep->sync_slave = subs->data_endpoint;
@@ -530,6 +515,19 @@ static int set_sync_endpoint(struct snd_usb_substream *subs,
 
 	subs->data_endpoint->sync_master = subs->sync_endpoint;
 
+	if (subs->data_endpoint->iface != subs->sync_endpoint->iface ||
+	    subs->data_endpoint->altsetting != subs->sync_endpoint->altsetting) {
+		err = usb_set_interface(subs->dev,
+					subs->sync_endpoint->iface,
+					subs->sync_endpoint->altsetting);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+		dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "setting usb interface %d:%d\n",
+			subs->sync_endpoint->iface,
+			subs->sync_endpoint->altsetting);
+		snd_usb_set_interface_quirk(dev);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }