diff --git a/drivers/usbdev/cdcecm.c b/drivers/usbdev/cdcecm.c
index 2ce7e93cadf8e..c39f84d422871 100644
--- a/drivers/usbdev/cdcecm.c
+++ b/drivers/usbdev/cdcecm.c
@@ -1916,6 +1916,17 @@ static void cdcecm_disconnect(FAR struct usbdevclass_driver_s *driver,
                               FAR struct usbdev_s *dev)
 {
   uinfo("\n");
+
+  /* Perform the soft connect function so that we will we can be
+   * re-enumerated (unless we are part of a composite device).  The USB
+   * device controller calls CLASS_DISCONNECT() on every bus reset, which
+   * is the first step of any enumeration, so without this the device is
+   * left soft-disconnected and never enumerates on the host.
+   */
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_CDCECM_COMPOSITE
+  DEV_CONNECT(dev);
+#endif
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************
diff --git a/drivers/usbdev/cdcncm.c b/drivers/usbdev/cdcncm.c
index d528d8f0da4c2..3358d261ce6cd 100644
--- a/drivers/usbdev/cdcncm.c
+++ b/drivers/usbdev/cdcncm.c
@@ -2868,6 +2868,17 @@ static void cdcncm_disconnect(FAR struct usbdevclass_driver_s *driver,
 
   cdcncm_resetconfig(self);
   uinfo("\n");
+
+  /* Perform the soft connect function so that we can be
+   * re-enumerated (unless we are part of a composite device).  The USB
+   * device controller calls CLASS_DISCONNECT() on every bus reset, which
+   * is the first step of any enumeration, so without this the device is
+   * left soft-disconnected and never enumerates on the host.
+   */
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_CDCNCM_COMPOSITE
+  DEV_CONNECT(dev);
+#endif
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************