diff --git a/components/usb/include/usb/usb_host.h b/components/usb/include/usb/usb_host.h
index 0524674822..1a4fedf955 100644
--- a/components/usb/include/usb/usb_host.h
+++ b/components/usb/include/usb/usb_host.h
@@ -323,9 +323,8 @@ esp_err_t usb_host_device_open(usb_host_client_handle_t client_hdl, uint8_t dev_
  * @return
  *    - ESP_OK: Device closed successfully
  *    - ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG: Invalid argument
- *    - ESP_ERR_NOT_FOUND: Device address not found among opened devices
- *    - ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE: The client never opened the device, or the client has not released
- *      all the interfaces from the device
+ *    - ESP_ERR_NOT_FOUND: The client never opened the device (the device address not found among opened devices)
+ *    - ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE: The client has not released all interfaces from the device
  */
 esp_err_t usb_host_device_close(usb_host_client_handle_t client_hdl, usb_device_handle_t dev_hdl);
 
diff --git a/components/usb/usb_host.c b/components/usb/usb_host.c
index cc8a4dc83b..a402d740a4 100644
--- a/components/usb/usb_host.c
+++ b/components/usb/usb_host.c
@@ -1012,10 +1012,9 @@ esp_err_t usb_host_device_close(usb_host_client_handle_t client_hdl, usb_device_
     HOST_ENTER_CRITICAL();
     uint8_t dev_addr;
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(usbh_dev_get_addr(dev_hdl, &dev_addr));
-    HOST_CHECK_FROM_CRIT(_check_client_opened_device(client_obj, dev_addr), ESP_ERR_NOT_FOUND);
     if (!_check_client_opened_device(client_obj, dev_addr)) {
         // Client never opened this device
-        ret = ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE;
+        ret = ESP_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
         HOST_EXIT_CRITICAL();
         goto exit;
     }