diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 504282af27e5..921cc0571bd0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ static int rx_submit (struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb, gfp_t flags)
 
 	if (netif_running (dev->net) &&
 	    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)) {
 		switch (retval = usb_submit_urb (urb, GFP_ATOMIC)) {
@@ -1431,6 +1432,11 @@ netdev_tx_t usbnet_start_xmit (struct sk_buff *skb,
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->txq.lock, flags);
 		goto drop;
 	}
+	if (netif_queue_stopped(net)) {
+		usb_autopm_put_interface_async(dev->intf);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->txq.lock, flags);
+		goto drop;
+	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	/* if this triggers the device is still a sleep */