diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/usb/BusManager.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/usb/BusManager.cpp
index 99f7953866..f6305802c7 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/usb/BusManager.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/usb/BusManager.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ BusManager::BusManager(Stack *stack)
 	:	fInitOK(false),
 		fStack(stack),
 		fRootHub(NULL),
-		fUSBID(fStack->IndexOfBusManager(this))
+		fUSBID((uint32)-1)
 {
 	mutex_init(&fLock, "usb busmanager lock");
 
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ BusManager::FreeDevice(Device *device)
 status_t
 BusManager::Start()
 {
+	fStack->AddBusManager(this);
+	fUSBID = fStack->IndexOfBusManager(this);
 	return B_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/ehci.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/ehci.cpp
index b45541ea46..9c6bd23a85 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/ehci.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/ehci.cpp
@@ -1216,8 +1216,10 @@ EHCI::AddTo(Stack *stack)
 			// the bus took it away
 			item = new(std::nothrow) pci_info;
 
-			bus->Start();
-			stack->AddBusManager(bus);
+			if (bus->Start() != B_OK) {
+				delete bus;
+				continue;
+			}
 			found = true;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/ohci.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/ohci.cpp
index 7bf1513b30..ded588e16a 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/ohci.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/ohci.cpp
@@ -647,8 +647,10 @@ OHCI::AddTo(Stack *stack)
 			// the bus took it away
 			item = new(std::nothrow) pci_info;
 
-			bus->Start();
-			stack->AddBusManager(bus);
+			if (bus->Start() != B_OK) {
+				delete bus;
+				continue;
+			}
 			found = true;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/uhci.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/uhci.cpp
index 8d6f4e361c..ade4ca7114 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/uhci.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/uhci.cpp
@@ -1923,8 +1923,10 @@ UHCI::AddTo(Stack *stack)
 			// the bus took it away
 			item = new(std::nothrow) pci_info;
 
-			bus->Start();
-			stack->AddBusManager(bus);
+			if (bus->Start() != B_OK) {
+				delete bus;
+				continue;
+			}
 			found = true;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/xhci.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/xhci.cpp
index b6cf4b13fd..07382ccc5f 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/xhci.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/busses/usb/xhci.cpp
@@ -864,8 +864,10 @@ XHCI::AddTo(Stack *stack)
 			// the bus took it away
 			item = new(std::nothrow) pci_info;
 
-			bus->Start();
-			stack->AddBusManager(bus);
+			if (bus->Start() != B_OK) {
+				delete bus;
+				continue;
+			}
 			found = true;
 		}
 	}