BUILD_BUG_ON((sizeof(((struct usbnet *)0)->data) < sizeof(struct qmi_wwan_state)));
 
-       /* control and data is shared? */
-       if (intf->cur_altsetting->desc.bNumEndpoints == 3) {
-               info->control = intf;
-               info->data = intf;
-               goto shared;
-       }
-
-       /* else require a single interrupt status endpoint on control intf */
-       if (intf->cur_altsetting->desc.bNumEndpoints != 1)
-               goto err;
+       /* set up initial state */
+       info->control = intf;
+       info->data = intf;
 
        /* and a number of CDC descriptors */
        while (len > 3) {
                buf += h->bLength;
        }
 
-       /* did we find all the required ones? */
-       if (!(found & (1 << USB_CDC_HEADER_TYPE)) ||
-           !(found & (1 << USB_CDC_UNION_TYPE))) {
-               dev_err(&intf->dev, "CDC functional descriptors missing\n");
-               goto err;
-       }
-
-       /* verify CDC Union */
-       if (desc->bInterfaceNumber != cdc_union->bMasterInterface0) {
-               dev_err(&intf->dev, "bogus CDC Union: master=%u\n", cdc_union->bMasterInterface0);
-               goto err;
-       }
-
-       /* need to save these for unbind */
-       info->control = intf;
-       info->data = usb_ifnum_to_if(dev->udev, cdc_union->bSlaveInterface0);
-       if (!info->data) {
-               dev_err(&intf->dev, "bogus CDC Union: slave=%u\n", cdc_union->bSlaveInterface0);
-               goto err;
+       /* Use separate control and data interfaces if we found a CDC Union */
+       if (cdc_union) {
+               info->data = usb_ifnum_to_if(dev->udev, cdc_union->bSlaveInterface0);
+               if (desc->bInterfaceNumber != cdc_union->bMasterInterface0 || !info->data) {
+                       dev_err(&intf->dev, "bogus CDC Union: master=%u, slave=%u\n",
+                               cdc_union->bMasterInterface0, cdc_union->bSlaveInterface0);
+                       goto err;
+               }
        }
 
        /* errors aren't fatal - we can live with the dynamic address */
        }
 
        /* claim data interface and set it up */
-       status = usb_driver_claim_interface(driver, info->data, dev);
-       if (status < 0)
-               goto err;
+       if (info->control != info->data) {
+               status = usb_driver_claim_interface(driver, info->data, dev);
+               if (status < 0)
+                       goto err;
+       }
 
-shared:
        status = qmi_wwan_register_subdriver(dev);
        if (status < 0 && info->control != info->data) {
                usb_set_intfdata(info->data, NULL);