diff --git a/src/platform/linux_usbfs/device.rs b/src/platform/linux_usbfs/device.rs
index 922816a..e68e5a7 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux_usbfs/device.rs
+++ b/src/platform/linux_usbfs/device.rs
@@ -80,11 +80,10 @@ impl LinuxDevice {
         let sysfs_path = d.path.clone();
 
         Blocking::new(move || {
-            let active_config = sysfs_path.read_attr("bConfigurationValue")?;
             let path = PathBuf::from(format!("/dev/bus/usb/{busnum:03}/{devnum:03}"));
             let fd = rustix::fs::open(&path, OFlags::RDWR | OFlags::CLOEXEC, Mode::empty())
                 .inspect_err(|e| warn!("Failed to open device {path:?}: {e}"))?;
-            Self::create_inner(fd, Some(sysfs_path), Some(active_config))
+            Self::create_inner(fd, Some(sysfs_path))
         })
     }
 
@@ -93,23 +92,15 @@ impl LinuxDevice {
     ) -> impl MaybeFuture<Output = Result<Arc<LinuxDevice>, Error>> {
         Blocking::new(move || {
             debug!("Wrapping fd {} as usbfs device", fd.as_raw_fd());
-            Self::create_inner(fd, None, None)
+            Self::create_inner(fd, None)
         })
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn create_inner(
         fd: OwnedFd,
         sysfs: Option<SysfsPath>,
-        active_config: Option<u8>,
     ) -> Result<Arc<LinuxDevice>, Error> {
-        let descriptors = {
-            let mut file = unsafe { ManuallyDrop::new(File::from_raw_fd(fd.as_raw_fd())) };
-            // NOTE: Seek required on android
-            file.seek(std::io::SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
-            let mut buf = Vec::new();
-            file.read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
-            buf
-        };
+        let descriptors = read_all_from_fd(&fd)?;
 
         let Some(_) = DeviceDescriptor::new(&descriptors) else {
             return Err(Error::new(
@@ -118,10 +109,23 @@ impl LinuxDevice {
             ));
         };
 
-        let active_config = if let Some(active_config) = active_config {
-            active_config
+        let active_config: u8 = if let Some(sysfs) = sysfs.as_ref() {
+            sysfs.read_attr("bConfigurationValue").inspect_err(|e| {
+                warn!("failed to read sysfs bConfigurationValue: {e}");
+            })?
         } else {
-            Self::get_config(&descriptors, &fd)?
+            request_configuration(&fd).unwrap_or_else(|()| {
+                let mut config_descriptors = parse_concatenated_config_descriptors(
+                    &descriptors[DESCRIPTOR_LEN_DEVICE as usize..],
+                );
+
+                if let Some(config) = config_descriptors.next() {
+                    config.configuration_value()
+                } else {
+                    error!("no configurations for device fd {}", fd.as_raw_fd());
+                    0
+                }
+            })
         };
 
         let timerfd = timerfd_create(
@@ -467,67 +471,6 @@ impl LinuxDevice {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_config(descriptors: &[u8], fd: &OwnedFd) -> Result<u8, Error> {
-        const REQUEST_GET_CONFIGURATION: u8 = 0x08;
-
-        let mut dst = [0u8; 1];
-        let r = usbfs::control(
-            fd,
-            usbfs::CtrlTransfer {
-                bRequestType: request_type(Direction::In, ControlType::Standard, Recipient::Device),
-                bRequest: REQUEST_GET_CONFIGURATION,
-                wValue: 0,
-                wIndex: 0,
-                wLength: dst.len() as u16,
-                timeout: Duration::from_millis(50)
-                    .as_millis()
-                    .try_into()
-                    .expect("timeout must fit in u32 ms"),
-                data: &mut dst[0] as *mut u8 as *mut c_void,
-            },
-        );
-
-        match r {
-            Ok(n) => {
-                if n == dst.len() {
-                    let active_config = dst[0];
-                    debug!("Obtained active configuration for fd {} from GET_CONFIGURATION request: {active_config}", fd.as_raw_fd());
-                    return Ok(active_config);
-                } else {
-                    warn!("GET_CONFIGURATION request returned incorrect length: {n}, expected 1",);
-                }
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                warn!(
-                    "GET_CONFIGURATION request failed: {:?}",
-                    errno_to_transfer_error(e)
-                );
-            }
-        }
-
-        if descriptors.len() < DESCRIPTOR_LEN_DEVICE as usize {
-            warn!(
-                "Descriptors for device fd {} too short to use fallback configuration",
-                fd.as_raw_fd()
-            );
-            return Err(ErrorKind::Other.into());
-        }
-
-        // Assume the current configuration is the first one
-        // See: https://github.com/libusb/libusb/blob/467b6a8896daea3d104958bf0887312c5d14d150/libusb/os/linux_usbfs.c#L865
-        let mut descriptors =
-            parse_concatenated_config_descriptors(&descriptors[DESCRIPTOR_LEN_DEVICE as usize..]);
-        if let Some(config) = descriptors.next() {
-            return Ok(config.configuration_value());
-        }
-
-        error!(
-            "No available configurations for device fd {}",
-            fd.as_raw_fd()
-        );
-        Err(ErrorKind::Other.into())
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn speed(&self) -> Option<Speed> {
         usbfs::get_speed(&self.fd)
             .inspect_err(|e| log::error!("USBDEVFS_GET_SPEED failed: {e}"))
@@ -544,6 +487,52 @@ impl LinuxDevice {
     }
 }
 
+fn read_all_from_fd(fd: &OwnedFd) -> Result<Vec<u8>, std::io::Error> {
+    let mut file = unsafe { ManuallyDrop::new(File::from_raw_fd(fd.as_raw_fd())) };
+    file.seek(std::io::SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
+    let mut buf = Vec::new();
+    file.read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
+    Ok(buf)
+}
+
+/// Get the active configuration with a blocking request to the device.
+fn request_configuration(fd: &OwnedFd) -> Result<u8, ()> {
+    const REQUEST_GET_CONFIGURATION: u8 = 0x08;
+
+    let mut dst = [0u8; 1];
+    let r = usbfs::control(
+        fd,
+        usbfs::CtrlTransfer {
+            bRequestType: request_type(Direction::In, ControlType::Standard, Recipient::Device),
+            bRequest: REQUEST_GET_CONFIGURATION,
+            wValue: 0,
+            wIndex: 0,
+            wLength: dst.len() as u16,
+            timeout: 50,
+            data: &mut dst[0] as *mut u8 as *mut c_void,
+        },
+    );
+
+    match r {
+        Ok(1) => {
+            let active_config = dst[0];
+            debug!("Obtained active configuration for fd {} from GET_CONFIGURATION request: {active_config}", fd.as_raw_fd());
+            return Ok(active_config);
+        }
+        Ok(n) => {
+            warn!("GET_CONFIGURATION request returned unexpected length: {n}, expected 1");
+            Err(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!(
+                "GET_CONFIGURATION request failed: {:?}",
+                errno_to_transfer_error(e)
+            );
+            Err(())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Drop for LinuxDevice {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         debug!("Closing device {}", self.events_id);