diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer_scarlett_gen2.c b/sound/usb/mixer_scarlett_gen2.c
index 6d8ef3aa99b5..3b225430bfad 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer_scarlett_gen2.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer_scarlett_gen2.c
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
 #define SCARLETT2_MIXER_MAX_VALUE \
 	((SCARLETT2_MIXER_MAX_DB - SCARLETT2_MIXER_MIN_DB) * 2)
 
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+
 /* map from (dB + 80) * 2 to mixer value
  * for dB in 0 .. 172: int(8192 * pow(10, ((dB - 160) / 2 / 20)))
  */
@@ -591,6 +593,8 @@ static int scarlett2_usb(
 	u16 req_buf_size = sizeof(struct scarlett2_usb_packet) + req_size;
 	u16 resp_buf_size = sizeof(struct scarlett2_usb_packet) + resp_size;
 	struct scarlett2_usb_packet *req = NULL, *resp = NULL;
+	int retries = 0;
+	const int max_retries = 5;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	req = kmalloc(req_buf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -614,6 +618,7 @@ static int scarlett2_usb(
 	if (req_size)
 		memcpy(req->data, req_data, req_size);
 
+retry:
 	err = snd_usb_ctl_msg(mixer->chip->dev,
 			usb_sndctrlpipe(mixer->chip->dev, 0),
 			SCARLETT2_USB_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_CMD_REQ,
@@ -624,6 +629,10 @@ static int scarlett2_usb(
 			req_buf_size);
 
 	if (err != req_buf_size) {
+		if (err == -EPROTO && ++retries <= max_retries) {
+			msleep(5 * (1 << (retries - 1)));
+			goto retry;
+		}
 		usb_audio_err(
 			mixer->chip,
 			"Scarlett Gen 2 USB request result cmd %x was %d\n",