diff --git a/cmd/thordown.c b/cmd/thordown.c
index ae20dddfdd..838764ccef 100644
--- a/cmd/thordown.c
+++ b/cmd/thordown.c
@@ -52,13 +52,18 @@ int do_thor_down(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *const argv[])
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	ret = thor_handle();
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("THOR failed: %d\n", ret);
-		ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;
-		goto exit;
-	}
-
+	do {
+		ret = thor_handle();
+		if (ret == THOR_DFU_REINIT_NEEDED) {
+			dfu_free_entities();
+			ret = dfu_init_env_entities(interface, devstring);
+		}
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("THOR failed: %d\n", ret);
+			ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+			goto exit;
+		}
+	} while (ret == 0);
 exit:
 	g_dnl_unregister();
 	usb_gadget_release(controller_index);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_thor.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_thor.c
index 559ffb759e..47ef55b2fd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_thor.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_thor.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/usb/cdc.h>
 #include <g_dnl.h>
 #include <dfu.h>
+#include <thor.h>
 
 #include "f_thor.h"
 
@@ -735,6 +736,8 @@ int thor_handle(void)
 			printf("%s: No data received!\n", __func__);
 			break;
 		}
+		if (dfu_reinit_needed)
+			return THOR_DFU_REINIT_NEEDED;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/thor.h b/include/thor.h
index 62501bda17..ee67ab0a27 100644
--- a/include/thor.h
+++ b/include/thor.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/usb/composite.h>
 
+#define THOR_DFU_REINIT_NEEDED	0xFFFFFFFE
+
 int thor_handle(void);
 int thor_init(void);
 int thor_add(struct usb_configuration *c);