static int functionfs_bind(struct ffs_data *ffs, struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 {
-       unsigned i, count;
+       struct usb_gadget_strings **lang;
+       int first_id;
 
        ENTER();
 
                 || test_and_set_bit(FFS_FL_BOUND, &ffs->flags)))
                return -EBADFD;
 
-       ffs_data_get(ffs);
+       first_id = usb_string_ids_n(cdev, ffs->strings_count);
+       if (unlikely(first_id < 0))
+               return first_id;
 
        ffs->ep0req = usb_ep_alloc_request(cdev->gadget->ep0, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (unlikely(!ffs->ep0req))
        ffs->ep0req->complete = ffs_ep0_complete;
        ffs->ep0req->context = ffs;
 
-       /* Get strings identifiers */
-       for (count = ffs->strings_count, i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-               struct usb_gadget_strings **lang;
-
-               int id = usb_string_id(cdev);
-               if (unlikely(id < 0)) {
-                       usb_ep_free_request(cdev->gadget->ep0, ffs->ep0req);
-                       ffs->ep0req = NULL;
-                       return id;
-               }
-
-               lang = ffs->stringtabs;
-               do {
-                       (*lang)->strings[i].id = id;
-                       ++lang;
-               } while (*lang);
+       lang = ffs->stringtabs;
+       for (lang = ffs->stringtabs; *lang; ++lang) {
+               struct usb_string *str = (*lang)->strings;
+               int id = first_id;
+               for (; str->s; ++id, ++str)
+                       str->id = id;
        }
 
        ffs->gadget = cdev->gadget;
+       ffs_data_get(ffs);
        return 0;
 }