diff --git a/sound/usb/pcm.c b/sound/usb/pcm.c
index 729e26f5ac4c..9e65a42cc9b7 100644
--- a/sound/usb/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/pcm.c
@@ -439,16 +439,21 @@ static int configure_endpoints(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
 		/* stop any running stream beforehand */
 		if (stop_endpoints(subs, false))
 			sync_pending_stops(subs);
+		if (subs->sync_endpoint) {
+			err = snd_usb_endpoint_configure(chip, subs->sync_endpoint);
+			if (err < 0)
+				return err;
+		}
 		err = snd_usb_endpoint_configure(chip, subs->data_endpoint);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
 		snd_usb_set_format_quirk(subs, subs->cur_audiofmt);
-	}
-
-	if (subs->sync_endpoint) {
-		err = snd_usb_endpoint_configure(chip, subs->sync_endpoint);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
+	} else {
+		if (subs->sync_endpoint) {
+			err = snd_usb_endpoint_configure(chip, subs->sync_endpoint);
+			if (err < 0)
+				return err;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;