diff --git a/hal/src/thumbv6m/usb/bus.rs b/hal/src/thumbv6m/usb/bus.rs
index c718ada23248..d10d7ad738bc 100644
--- a/hal/src/thumbv6m/usb/bus.rs
+++ b/hal/src/thumbv6m/usb/bus.rs
@@ -979,19 +979,14 @@ impl Inner {
                 bank.clear_received_setup_interrupt();
             }
 
-            // self.print_epstatus(idx, "read");
-
             bank.clear_transfer_complete();
 
             if buf.len() != 0 {
                 bank.set_ready(false);
             }
 
-            drop(bank);
-
             match size {
                 Ok(size) => {
-                    //dbgprint!("UsbBus::read {} bytes ok", size);
                     dbgprint!(
                         "UsbBus::read {} bytes from ep {:?} -> {:?}\n",
                         size,
@@ -1002,6 +997,7 @@ impl Inner {
                 }
                 Err(err) => {
                     dbgprint!("UsbBus::read from ep {:?} -> {:?}\n", ep, err);
+                    drop(bank); // bank holds a reference to self.desc, which print_epstatus() needs
                     self.print_epstatus(ep.index(), "after read");
                     Err(err)
                 }
diff --git a/hal/src/thumbv7em/usb/bus.rs b/hal/src/thumbv7em/usb/bus.rs
index 6f04f4184928..9c8f8461a8a8 100644
--- a/hal/src/thumbv7em/usb/bus.rs
+++ b/hal/src/thumbv7em/usb/bus.rs
@@ -925,19 +925,14 @@ impl Inner {
                 bank.clear_received_setup_interrupt();
             }
 
-            // self.print_epstatus(idx, "read");
-
             bank.clear_transfer_complete();
 
             if buf.len() != 0 {
                 bank.set_ready(false);
             }
 
-            drop(bank);
-
             match size {
                 Ok(size) => {
-                    //dbgprint!("UsbBus::read {} bytes ok", size);
                     dbgprint!(
                         "UsbBus::read {} bytes from ep {:?} -> {:?}\n",
                         size,
@@ -948,6 +943,7 @@ impl Inner {
                 }
                 Err(err) => {
                     dbgprint!("UsbBus::read from ep {:?} -> {:?}\n", ep, err);
+                    drop(bank); // bank holds a reference to self.desc, which print_epstatus() needs
                     self.print_epstatus(ep.index(), "after read");
                     Err(err)
                 }