diff --git a/lib/libusb/libusb.h b/lib/libusb/libusb.h
--- a/lib/libusb/libusb.h
+++ b/lib/libusb/libusb.h
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@
 struct libusb_device;
 struct libusb_transfer;
 struct libusb_device_handle;
-struct libusb_hotplug_callback_handle_struct;
 
 struct libusb_pollfd {
 	int	fd;
@@ -315,7 +314,7 @@
 typedef struct libusb_pollfd libusb_pollfd;
 typedef void (*libusb_pollfd_added_cb) (int fd, short events, void *user_data);
 typedef void (*libusb_pollfd_removed_cb) (int fd, void *user_data);
-typedef struct libusb_hotplug_callback_handle_struct *libusb_hotplug_callback_handle;
+typedef int libusb_hotplug_callback_handle;
 
 typedef struct libusb_device_descriptor {
 	uint8_t	bLength;
@@ -625,7 +624,7 @@
     libusb_device *device, libusb_hotplug_event event, void *user_data);
 
 int	libusb_hotplug_register_callback(libusb_context *ctx, libusb_hotplug_event events, libusb_hotplug_flag flags, int vendor_id, int product_id, int dev_class, libusb_hotplug_callback_fn cb_fn, void *user_data, libusb_hotplug_callback_handle *handle);
-void	libusb_hotplug_deregister_callback(libusb_context *ctx, libusb_hotplug_callback_handle handle);
+void	libusb_hotplug_deregister_callback(libusb_context *ctx, libusb_hotplug_callback_handle callback_handle);
 void   *libusb_hotplug_get_user_data(struct libusb_context *ctx,
     libusb_hotplug_callback_handle callback_handle);
 
diff --git a/lib/libusb/libusb10.h b/lib/libusb/libusb10.h
--- a/lib/libusb/libusb10.h
+++ b/lib/libusb/libusb10.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 	int devclass;
 	libusb_hotplug_callback_fn fn;
 	void *user_data;
+	int id;
 };
 
 TAILQ_HEAD(libusb_device_head, libusb_device);
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@
 	libusb_pollfd_added_cb fd_added_cb;
 	libusb_pollfd_removed_cb fd_removed_cb;
 	void   *fd_cb_user_data;
+	int next_callback_id;
 };
 
 struct libusb_device {
diff --git a/lib/libusb/libusb10.c b/lib/libusb/libusb10.c
--- a/lib/libusb/libusb10.c
+++ b/lib/libusb/libusb10.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
 
 	memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(*ctx));
 	ctx->devd_pipe = -1;
+	ctx->next_callback_id = 1;
 
 	debug = getenv("LIBUSB_DEBUG");
 	if (debug != NULL) {
diff --git a/lib/libusb/libusb10_hotplug.c b/lib/libusb/libusb10_hotplug.c
--- a/lib/libusb/libusb10_hotplug.c
+++ b/lib/libusb/libusb10_hotplug.c
@@ -176,8 +176,9 @@
 }
 
 static int
-libusb_hotplug_filter(libusb_context *ctx, libusb_hotplug_callback_handle pcbh,
-    libusb_device *dev, libusb_hotplug_event event)
+libusb_hotplug_filter(libusb_context *ctx,
+    struct libusb_hotplug_callback_handle_struct *pcbh, libusb_device *dev,
+    libusb_hotplug_event event)
 {
 	if (!(pcbh->events & event))
 		return (0);
@@ -216,8 +217,7 @@
 {
 	struct pollfd pfd;
 	struct libusb_device_head hotplug_devs;
-	libusb_hotplug_callback_handle acbh;
-	libusb_hotplug_callback_handle bcbh;
+	struct libusb_hotplug_callback_handle_struct *acbh, *bcbh;
 	libusb_context *ctx = arg;
 	libusb_device *temp;
 	libusb_device *adev;
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
     libusb_hotplug_callback_fn cb_fn, void *user_data,
     libusb_hotplug_callback_handle *phandle)
 {
-	libusb_hotplug_callback_handle handle;
+	struct libusb_hotplug_callback_handle_struct *handle;
 	struct libusb_device *adev;
 
 	ctx = GET_CONTEXT(ctx);
@@ -365,6 +365,17 @@
 	if (handle == NULL)
 		return (LIBUSB_ERROR_NO_MEM);
 
+	handle->events = events;
+	handle->vendor = vendor_id;
+	handle->product = product_id;
+	handle->devclass = dev_class;
+	handle->fn = cb_fn;
+	handle->user_data = user_data;
+	CTX_LOCK(ctx);
+	if ((handle->id = ctx->next_callback_id++) < 0)
+		handle->id = ctx->next_callback_id = 1;
+	CTX_UNLOCK(ctx);
+
 	HOTPLUG_LOCK(ctx);
 	if (ctx->hotplug_handler == NO_THREAD) {
 	  	libusb_hotplug_enumerate(ctx, &ctx->hotplug_devs);
@@ -373,12 +384,6 @@
 		    &libusb_hotplug_scan, ctx) != 0)
 			ctx->hotplug_handler = NO_THREAD;
 	}
-	handle->events = events;
-	handle->vendor = vendor_id;
-	handle->product = product_id;
-	handle->devclass = dev_class;
-	handle->fn = cb_fn;
-	handle->user_data = user_data;
 
 	if (flags & LIBUSB_HOTPLUG_ENUMERATE) {
 		TAILQ_FOREACH(adev, &ctx->hotplug_devs, hotplug_entry) {
@@ -395,23 +400,32 @@
 	HOTPLUG_UNLOCK(ctx);
 
 	if (phandle != NULL)
-		*phandle = handle;
+		*phandle = handle->id;
 	return (LIBUSB_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 void libusb_hotplug_deregister_callback(libusb_context *ctx,
-    libusb_hotplug_callback_handle handle)
+    libusb_hotplug_callback_handle callback_handle)
 {
-  	ctx = GET_CONTEXT(ctx);
+	struct libusb_hotplug_callback_handle_struct *handle;
 
-	if (ctx == NULL || handle == NULL)
+	ctx = GET_CONTEXT(ctx);
+
+	if (ctx == NULL || callback_handle == 0)
 		return;
 
 	HOTPLUG_LOCK(ctx);
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(handle, &ctx->hotplug_cbh, entry) {
+		if (handle->id == callback_handle)
+			break;
+	}
+	if (handle == NULL)
+		goto clean;
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&ctx->hotplug_cbh, handle, entry);
 	libusb_interrupt_event_handler(ctx);
-	HOTPLUG_UNLOCK(ctx);
 
+clean:
+	HOTPLUG_UNLOCK(ctx);
 	free(handle);
 }
 
@@ -419,16 +433,16 @@
 libusb_hotplug_get_user_data(struct libusb_context *ctx,
     libusb_hotplug_callback_handle callback_handle)
 {
-	libusb_hotplug_callback_handle handle;
+	struct libusb_hotplug_callback_handle_struct *handle;
 
 	ctx = GET_CONTEXT(ctx);
 
 	HOTPLUG_LOCK(ctx);
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(handle, &ctx->hotplug_cbh, entry) {
-		if (handle == callback_handle)
+		if (handle->id == callback_handle)
 			break;
 	}
 	HOTPLUG_UNLOCK(ctx);
 
-	return (handle);
+	return (handle == NULL ? NULL : handle->user_data);
 }