diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index aeab2308b150..724b93aa4f7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -530,7 +530,8 @@ static int rx_submit (struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb, gfp_t flags)
 	    netif_device_present (dev->net) &&
 	    test_bit(EVENT_DEV_OPEN, &dev->flags) &&
 	    !test_bit (EVENT_RX_HALT, &dev->flags) &&
-	    !test_bit (EVENT_DEV_ASLEEP, &dev->flags)) {
+	    !test_bit (EVENT_DEV_ASLEEP, &dev->flags) &&
+	    !usbnet_going_away(dev)) {
 		switch (retval = usb_submit_urb (urb, GFP_ATOMIC)) {
 		case -EPIPE:
 			usbnet_defer_kevent (dev, EVENT_RX_HALT);
@@ -551,8 +552,7 @@ static int rx_submit (struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb, gfp_t flags)
 			tasklet_schedule (&dev->bh);
 			break;
 		case 0:
-			if (!usbnet_going_away(dev))
-				__usbnet_queue_skb(&dev->rxq, skb, rx_start);
+			__usbnet_queue_skb(&dev->rxq, skb, rx_start);
 		}
 	} else {
 		netif_dbg(dev, ifdown, dev->net, "rx: stopped\n");