--- sane-backends-1.0.18/sanei/sanei_usb.c.usb_reset	2006-05-26 21:38:46.000000000 +0200
+++ sane-backends-1.0.18/sanei/sanei_usb.c	2007-06-15 15:16:50.000000000 +0200
@@ -1255,6 +1255,9 @@ sanei_usb_close (SANE_Int dn)
       usb_resetep (devices[dn].libusb_handle, devices[dn].bulk_out_ep);
       usb_resetep (devices[dn].libusb_handle, devices[dn].iso_in_ep);
 #endif
+      /* Hack to work around hanging USB hardware */
+      usb_reset (devices[dn].libusb_handle);
+
       usb_release_interface (devices[dn].libusb_handle,
 			     devices[dn].interface_nr);
       usb_close (devices[dn].libusb_handle);