diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index bd0b807db751..ce587a12b894 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1869,6 +1869,7 @@ out1:
 	 * may trigger an error resubmitting itself and, worse,
 	 * schedule a timer. So we kill it all just in case.
 	 */
+	usbnet_mark_going_away(dev);
 	cancel_work_sync(&dev->kevent);
 	del_timer_sync(&dev->delay);
 	free_percpu(net->tstats);