diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index b5493a7f8f22..3d35270dddef 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -8169,6 +8169,11 @@ Kernel parameters
 				q = USB_QUIRK_FORCE_ONE_CONFIG (Device
 					claims zero configurations,
 					forcing to 1);
+				r = USB_QUIRK_WINDOWS_CONFIG_REQ_SIZE (Device
+					fails during initialization when asked for
+					9-bytes configuration descriptor request.
+					Ask for 255-bytes request instead to mirror
+					Windows' behavior);
 			Example: quirks=0781:5580:bk,0a5c:5834:gij
 
 	usbhid.mousepoll=
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/config.c b/drivers/usb/core/config.c
index 45e20c6d76c0..346a2faa9bb8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/config.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/config.c
@@ -912,6 +912,18 @@ int usb_get_configuration(struct usb_device *dev)
 	unsigned char *bigbuffer;
 	struct usb_config_descriptor *desc;
 	int result;
+	size_t usb_config_req_size;
+
+	/*
+	 * We usually start by grabbing the first 9-bytes descriptor so we know
+	 * how long the whole configuration is. Some devices with quirky
+	 * firmware will fail enumeration, so if the quirk is set, use 255 instead,
+	 * mirroring the behavior of Windows.
+	 */
+	if (dev->quirks & USB_QUIRK_WINDOWS_CONFIG_REQ_SIZE)
+		usb_config_req_size = 255;
+	else
+		usb_config_req_size = USB_DT_CONFIG_SIZE;
 
 	if (ncfg > USB_MAXCONFIG) {
 		dev_notice(ddev, "too many configurations: %d, "
@@ -938,15 +950,13 @@ int usb_get_configuration(struct usb_device *dev)
 	if (!dev->rawdescriptors)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	desc = kmalloc(USB_DT_CONFIG_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	desc = kmalloc(usb_config_req_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!desc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	for (cfgno = 0; cfgno < ncfg; cfgno++) {
-		/* We grab just the first descriptor so we know how long
-		 * the whole configuration is */
 		result = usb_get_descriptor(dev, USB_DT_CONFIG, cfgno,
-		    desc, USB_DT_CONFIG_SIZE);
+		    desc, usb_config_req_size);
 		if (result < 0) {
 			dev_err(ddev, "unable to read config index %d "
 			    "descriptor/%s: %d\n", cfgno, "start", result);
@@ -956,16 +966,14 @@ int usb_get_configuration(struct usb_device *dev)
 			dev->descriptor.bNumConfigurations = cfgno;
 			break;
 		} else if (result < 4) {
-			dev_err(ddev, "config index %d descriptor too short "
-			    "(expected %i, got %i)\n", cfgno,
-			    USB_DT_CONFIG_SIZE, result);
+			dev_err(ddev, "config index %d descriptor too short (asked for %zu, got %i)\n",
+			    cfgno, usb_config_req_size, result);
 			result = -EINVAL;
 			goto err;
 		}
 		length = max_t(int, le16_to_cpu(desc->wTotalLength),
 		    USB_DT_CONFIG_SIZE);
 
-		/* Now that we know the length, get the whole thing */
 		bigbuffer = kmalloc(length, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!bigbuffer) {
 			result = -ENOMEM;
@@ -975,6 +983,13 @@ int usb_get_configuration(struct usb_device *dev)
 		if (dev->quirks & USB_QUIRK_DELAY_INIT)
 			msleep(200);
 
+		/* Skip the second read if we already got everything */
+		if (result >= length) {
+			memcpy(bigbuffer, desc, length);
+			goto store_and_parse;
+		}
+
+		/* Get the whole thing */
 		result = usb_get_descriptor(dev, USB_DT_CONFIG, cfgno,
 		    bigbuffer, length);
 		if (result < 0) {
@@ -989,6 +1004,7 @@ int usb_get_configuration(struct usb_device *dev)
 			length = result;
 		}
 
+store_and_parse:
 		dev->rawdescriptors[cfgno] = bigbuffer;
 
 		result = usb_parse_configuration(dev, cfgno,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/quirks.c b/drivers/usb/core/quirks.c
index 87ee2d938bc0..f5a60ccf21d3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/quirks.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/quirks.c
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ static int quirks_param_set(const char *value, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 				break;
 			case 'q':
 				flags |= USB_QUIRK_FORCE_ONE_CONFIG;
+				break;
+			case 'r':
+				flags |= USB_QUIRK_WINDOWS_CONFIG_REQ_SIZE;
+				break;
 			/* Ignore unrecognized flag characters */
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/quirks.h b/include/linux/usb/quirks.h
index b3cc7beab4a3..a4043b33c2c2 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/quirks.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/quirks.h
@@ -81,4 +81,7 @@
 /* Device claims zero configurations, forcing to 1 */
 #define USB_QUIRK_FORCE_ONE_CONFIG		BIT(18)
 
+/* Use a 255 bytes config descriptor request mirroring windows behavior */
+#define USB_QUIRK_WINDOWS_CONFIG_REQ_SIZE	BIT(19)
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_USB_QUIRKS_H */