diff --git a/app/src/usb/usb.c b/app/src/usb/usb.c
index d705f647..cc9c78cc 100644
--- a/app/src/usb/usb.c
+++ b/app/src/usb/usb.c
@@ -72,12 +72,23 @@ accept_device(libusb_device *device, const char *serial,
 
 void
 sc_usb_device_destroy(struct sc_usb_device *usb_device) {
-    libusb_unref_device(usb_device->device);
+    if (usb_device->device) {
+        libusb_unref_device(usb_device->device);
+    }
     free(usb_device->serial);
     free(usb_device->manufacturer);
     free(usb_device->product);
 }
 
+void
+sc_usb_device_move(struct sc_usb_device *dst, struct sc_usb_device *src) {
+    *dst = *src;
+    src->device = NULL;
+    src->serial = NULL;
+    src->manufacturer = NULL;
+    src->product = NULL;
+}
+
 void
 sc_usb_devices_destroy_all(struct sc_usb_device *usb_devices, size_t count) {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
diff --git a/app/src/usb/usb.h b/app/src/usb/usb.h
index a8810b90..bed41cd6 100644
--- a/app/src/usb/usb.h
+++ b/app/src/usb/usb.h
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ struct sc_usb_device {
 void
 sc_usb_device_destroy(struct sc_usb_device *usb_device);
 
+/**
+ * Move src to dst
+ *
+ * After this call, the content of src is undefined, except that
+ * sc_usb_device_destroy() can be called.
+ *
+ * This is useful to take a device from a list that will be destroyed, without
+ * making unnecessary copies.
+ */
+void
+sc_usb_device_move(struct sc_usb_device *dst, struct sc_usb_device *src);
+
 void
 sc_usb_devices_destroy_all(struct sc_usb_device *usb_devices, size_t count);