diff --git a/usbio_libusb.go b/usbio_libusb.go
index 0fcde87..721ae81 100644
--- a/usbio_libusb.go
+++ b/usbio_libusb.go
@@ -218,21 +218,19 @@ func libusbTransferStatusDecode(ctx context.Context,
 
 	case C.LIBUSB_TRANSFER_CANCELLED:
 		switch {
-		case ctx.Err() == context.DeadlineExceeded:
-			// There may be a race between context.Context
-			// expiration and libusb timeout. Be consistent
-			// in returned error code.
-			rc = C.LIBUSB_ERROR_TIMEOUT
 		case ctx.Err() != nil:
 			return 0, ctx.Err()
 		default:
 			rc = C.LIBUSB_ERROR_IO
 		}
 
-	// Handle other cases
 	case C.LIBUSB_TRANSFER_TIMED_OUT:
-		rc = C.LIBUSB_ERROR_TIMEOUT
+		// There may be a race between context.Context
+		// expiration and libusb timeout. Be consistent
+		// in returned error.
+		return 0, context.DeadlineExceeded
 
+	// Handle other cases
 	case C.LIBUSB_TRANSFER_STALL:
 		rc = C.LIBUSB_ERROR_PIPE
 
@@ -761,8 +759,8 @@ func (iface *UsbInterface) SoftReset() error {
 
 // Send data to interface. Returns count of bytes actually transmitted
 // and error, if any
-func (iface *UsbInterface) Send(ctx context.Context, data []byte,
-	timeout time.Duration) (n int, err error) {
+func (iface *UsbInterface) Send(ctx context.Context,
+	data []byte) (n int, err error) {
 
 	// Allocate a libusb_transfer.
 	xfer, doneChan, err := libusbTransferAlloc()
@@ -781,7 +779,7 @@ func (iface *UsbInterface) Send(ctx context.Context, data []byte,
 		C.int(len(data)),
 		C.libusb_transfer_cb_fn(unsafe.Pointer(C.libusbTransferCallback)),
 		nil,
-		C.uint(timeout/time.Millisecond),
+		0,
 	)
 
 	// Submit transfer and wait for completion
@@ -805,8 +803,8 @@ func (iface *UsbInterface) Send(ctx context.Context, data []byte,
 //
 // Note, if data size is not 512-byte aligned, and device has more data,
 // that fits the provided buffer, LIBUSB_ERROR_OVERFLOW error may occur
-func (iface *UsbInterface) Recv(ctx context.Context, data []byte,
-	timeout time.Duration) (n int, err error) {
+func (iface *UsbInterface) Recv(ctx context.Context,
+	data []byte) (n int, err error) {
 
 	// Some versions of Linux kernel don't allow bulk transfers to
 	// be larger that 16kb per URB, and libusb uses some smart-ass
@@ -836,7 +834,7 @@ func (iface *UsbInterface) Recv(ctx context.Context, data []byte,
 		C.int(len(data)),
 		C.libusb_transfer_cb_fn(unsafe.Pointer(C.libusbTransferCallback)),
 		nil,
-		C.uint(timeout/time.Millisecond),
+		0,
 	)
 
 	// Submit transfer and wait for completion
diff --git a/usbtransport.go b/usbtransport.go
index 4487b0e..7296305 100644
--- a/usbtransport.go
+++ b/usbtransport.go
@@ -729,14 +729,17 @@ func (conn *usbConn) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
 		b = b[0:n]
 	}
 
+	// Setup deadline
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	if !conn.transport.deadline.IsZero() {
+		var cancel context.CancelFunc
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithDeadline(ctx, conn.transport.deadline)
+		defer cancel()
+	}
+
 	backoff := time.Millisecond * 10
 	for {
-		tm, expired := conn.timeout()
-		if expired {
-			return 0, ErrInitTimedOut
-		}
-
-		n, err := conn.iface.Recv(context.Background(), b, tm)
+		n, err := conn.iface.Recv(ctx, b)
 		conn.cntRecv += n
 
 		conn.transport.log.Add(LogTraceHTTP, '<',
@@ -748,6 +751,10 @@ func (conn *usbConn) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			conn.transport.log.Error('!',
 				"USB[%d]: recv: %s", conn.index, err)
+
+			if err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
+				err = ErrInitTimedOut
+			}
 		}
 
 		if n != 0 || err != nil {
@@ -769,12 +776,15 @@ func (conn *usbConn) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	conn.transport.connstate.beginWrite(conn)
 	defer conn.transport.connstate.doneWrite(conn)
 
-	tm, expired := conn.timeout()
-	if expired {
-		return 0, ErrInitTimedOut
+	// Setup deadline
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	if !conn.transport.deadline.IsZero() {
+		var cancel context.CancelFunc
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithDeadline(ctx, conn.transport.deadline)
+		defer cancel()
 	}
 
-	n, err := conn.iface.Send(context.Background(), b, tm)
+	n, err := conn.iface.Send(context.Background(), b)
 	conn.cntSent += n
 
 	conn.transport.log.Add(LogTraceHTTP, '>',
@@ -786,6 +796,10 @@ func (conn *usbConn) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		conn.transport.log.Error('!',
 			"USB[%d]: send: %s", conn.index, err)
+
+		if err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
+			err = ErrInitTimedOut
+		}
 	}
 
 	return n, err