diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/plusb.c b/drivers/net/usb/plusb.c
index 2c82fbcaab2239..7a2b0094de51f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/plusb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/plusb.c
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@
 static inline int
 pl_vendor_req(struct usbnet *dev, u8 req, u8 val, u8 index)
 {
-	return usbnet_read_cmd(dev, req,
-				USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_VENDOR |
-				USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
+	return usbnet_write_cmd(dev, req, USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
 				val, index, NULL, 0);
 }