diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
index 9c2c25fde3d1..fe532d504889 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
@@ -833,6 +833,7 @@ static int gs_can_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 		.mode = cpu_to_le32(GS_CAN_MODE_START),
 	};
 	struct gs_host_frame *hf;
+	struct urb *urb = NULL;
 	u32 ctrlmode;
 	u32 flags = 0;
 	int rc, i;
@@ -858,13 +859,14 @@ static int gs_can_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	if (!parent->active_channels) {
 		for (i = 0; i < GS_MAX_RX_URBS; i++) {
-			struct urb *urb;
 			u8 *buf;
 
 			/* alloc rx urb */
 			urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!urb)
-				return -ENOMEM;
+			if (!urb) {
+				rc = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out_usb_kill_anchored_urbs;
+			}
 
 			/* alloc rx buffer */
 			buf = kmalloc(dev->parent->hf_size_rx,
@@ -872,8 +874,8 @@ static int gs_can_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 			if (!buf) {
 				netdev_err(netdev,
 					   "No memory left for USB buffer\n");
-				usb_free_urb(urb);
-				return -ENOMEM;
+				rc = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out_usb_free_urb;
 			}
 
 			/* fill, anchor, and submit rx urb */
@@ -896,9 +898,7 @@ static int gs_can_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 				netdev_err(netdev,
 					   "usb_submit failed (err=%d)\n", rc);
 
-				usb_unanchor_urb(urb);
-				usb_free_urb(urb);
-				break;
+				goto out_usb_unanchor_urb;
 			}
 
 			/* Drop reference,
@@ -944,7 +944,8 @@ static int gs_can_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 		if (dev->feature & GS_CAN_FEATURE_HW_TIMESTAMP)
 			gs_usb_timestamp_stop(dev);
 		dev->can.state = CAN_STATE_STOPPED;
-		return rc;
+
+		goto out_usb_kill_anchored_urbs;
 	}
 
 	parent->active_channels++;
@@ -952,6 +953,18 @@ static int gs_can_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 		netif_start_queue(netdev);
 
 	return 0;
+
+out_usb_unanchor_urb:
+	usb_unanchor_urb(urb);
+out_usb_free_urb:
+	usb_free_urb(urb);
+out_usb_kill_anchored_urbs:
+	if (!parent->active_channels)
+		usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&dev->tx_submitted);
+
+	close_candev(netdev);
+
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static int gs_can_close(struct net_device *netdev)