diff --git a/sys/src/9/boot/nusbrc b/sys/src/9/boot/nusbrc
index 297f50fac..7f31e9060 100755
--- a/sys/src/9/boot/nusbrc
+++ b/sys/src/9/boot/nusbrc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if(! nusb/usbd)
 			switch($4){
 			case *03
 				nusb/kb $id
-			case ff0202 0104ef
+			case ff0202 0104ef 0301e0
 				nusb/ether -t rndis $etherargs $id
 			case *02
 				# CDC ethernet
diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/nusb/ether/rndis.c b/sys/src/cmd/nusb/ether/rndis.c
index 7e54703a1..e4e5e6e59 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/nusb/ether/rndis.c
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/nusb/ether/rndis.c
@@ -111,23 +111,7 @@ int
 rndisinit(Dev *d)
 {
 	uchar res[128];
-	int r, i, off, sz;
-	ulong csp;
-	Ep *ep;
-
-	r = 0;
-	for(i = 0; i < nelem(d->usb->ep); i++){
-		if((ep = d->usb->ep[i]) == nil)
-			continue;
-		csp = ep->iface->csp;
-		// ff0202 is canonical CSP per Linux kernel; 301e0 used by Nexus 5
-		if(csp == 0xff0202 || csp == 0x0301e0 || csp == 0x0104ef)
-			r = 1;
-	}
-	if(!r){
-		werrstr("no rndis found");
-		return -1;
-	}
+	int off, sz, r;
 
 	/* initialize */
 	PUT4(minit+20, 1580); /* max xfer = 1580 */