diff --git a/usb/device.go b/usb/device.go
index 593b1f8..9daf14a 100644
--- a/usb/device.go
+++ b/usb/device.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package usb
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 	"sync"
 )
 
@@ -40,16 +41,12 @@ type Descriptor struct {
 	Protocol Protocol // The protocol (within the sub-class) of this device
 
 	// Configuration information
-	Configs []ConfigInfo
+	Configs map[int]ConfigInfo
 }
 
 // String returns a human-readable version of the device descriptor.
 func (d *Descriptor) String() string {
-	var cfgs []int
-	for _, c := range d.Configs {
-		cfgs = append(cfgs, c.Config)
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d: %s:%s (available configs: %v)", d.Bus, d.Address, d.Vendor, d.Product, cfgs)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d: %s:%s (available configs: %v)", d.Bus, d.Address, d.Vendor, d.Product, d.sortedConfigIds())
 }
 
 // Device represents an opened USB device.
@@ -64,6 +61,15 @@ type Device struct {
 	claimed *Config
 }
 
+func (d *Descriptor) sortedConfigIds() []int {
+	var cfgs []int
+	for c := range d.Configs {
+		cfgs = append(cfgs, c)
+	}
+	sort.Ints(cfgs)
+	return cfgs
+}
+
 // String represents a human readable representation of the device.
 func (d *Device) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("vid=%s,pid=%s,bus=%d,addr=%d", d.Vendor, d.Product, d.Bus, d.Address)
@@ -101,25 +107,15 @@ func (d *Device) Config(cfgNum int) (*Config, error) {
 	if d.handle == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Config(%d) called on %s after Close", cfgNum, d)
 	}
+	info, ok := d.Descriptor.Configs[cfgNum]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("configuration id %d not found in the descriptor of the device %s. Available config ids: %v", cfgNum, d, d.Descriptor.sortedConfigIds())
+	}
 	cfg := &Config{
+		Info:    info,
 		dev:     d,
 		claimed: make(map[int]bool),
 	}
-	var found bool
-	for _, info := range d.Descriptor.Configs {
-		if info.Config == cfgNum {
-			found = true
-			cfg.Info = info
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	if !found {
-		var cfgs []int
-		for _, c := range d.Descriptor.Configs {
-			cfgs = append(cfgs, c.Config)
-		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("configuration id %d not found in the descriptor of the device %s. Available config ids: %v", cfgNum, d, cfgs)
-	}
 	if err := libusb.setConfig(d.handle, uint8(cfgNum)); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set active config %d for the device %s: %v", cfgNum, d, err)
 	}
diff --git a/usb/device_test.go b/usb/device_test.go
index 20f47ea..95fc0c5 100644
--- a/usb/device_test.go
+++ b/usb/device_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestOpenEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s.InEndpoint(6): got error %v, want nil", intf, err)
 	}
-	if want := fakeDevices[1].Configs[0].Interfaces[1].AltSettings[1].Endpoints[1]; !reflect.DeepEqual(got.Info, want) {
+	if want := fakeDevices[1].Configs[1].Interfaces[1].AltSettings[1].Endpoints[1]; !reflect.DeepEqual(got.Info, want) {
 		t.Errorf("%s.InEndpoint(6): got %+v, want %+v", intf, got, want)
 	}
 
diff --git a/usb/fakelibusb_test.go b/usb/fakelibusb_test.go
index 2aabcac..9bc424c 100644
--- a/usb/fakelibusb_test.go
+++ b/usb/fakelibusb_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var (
 			Vendor:   ID(0x9999),
 			Product:  ID(0x0001),
 			Protocol: 255,
-			Configs: []ConfigInfo{{
+			Configs: map[int]ConfigInfo{1: {
 				Config:   1,
 				MaxPower: Milliamperes(100),
 				Interfaces: []InterfaceInfo{{
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var (
 			Vendor:   ID(0x8888),
 			Product:  ID(0x0002),
 			Protocol: 255,
-			Configs: []ConfigInfo{{
+			Configs: map[int]ConfigInfo{1: {
 				Config:   1,
 				MaxPower: Milliamperes(100),
 				Interfaces: []InterfaceInfo{{
diff --git a/usb/libusb.go b/usb/libusb.go
index 52f18e1..45b26db 100644
--- a/usb/libusb.go
+++ b/usb/libusb.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (libusbImpl) getDeviceDesc(d *libusbDevice) (*Descriptor, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Enumerate configurations
-	var cfgs []ConfigInfo
+	cfgs := make(map[int]ConfigInfo)
 	for i := 0; i < int(desc.bNumConfigurations); i++ {
 		var cfg *C.struct_libusb_config_descriptor
 		if err := fromErrNo(C.libusb_get_config_descriptor((*C.libusb_device)(d), C.uint8_t(i), &cfg)); err != nil {
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func (libusbImpl) getDeviceDesc(d *libusbDevice) (*Descriptor, error) {
 			})
 		}
 		C.libusb_free_config_descriptor(cfg)
-		cfgs = append(cfgs, c)
+		cfgs[c.Config] = c
 	}
 
 	return &Descriptor{