diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
index e2386e8c7678..036e96900956 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct uas_dev_info {
 	unsigned use_streams:1;
 	unsigned uas_sense_old:1;
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd;
+	struct urb *status_urb; /* used only if stream support is available */
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ struct uas_cmd_info {
 	unsigned int state;
 	unsigned int stream;
 	struct urb *cmd_urb;
+	/* status_urb is used only if stream support isn't available */
 	struct urb *status_urb;
 	struct urb *data_in_urb;
 	struct urb *data_out_urb;
@@ -180,7 +182,6 @@ static void uas_sense(struct urb *urb, struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd)
 
 	cmnd->result = sense_iu->status;
 	cmnd->scsi_done(cmnd);
-	usb_free_urb(urb);
 }
 
 static void uas_sense_old(struct urb *urb, struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd)
@@ -205,7 +206,6 @@ static void uas_sense_old(struct urb *urb, struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd)
 
 	cmnd->result = sense_iu->status;
 	cmnd->scsi_done(cmnd);
-	usb_free_urb(urb);
 }
 
 static void uas_xfer_data(struct urb *urb, struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static void uas_xfer_data(struct urb *urb, struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 	struct uas_cmd_info *cmdinfo = (void *)&cmnd->SCp;
 	int err;
 
-	cmdinfo->state = direction | SUBMIT_STATUS_URB;
+	cmdinfo->state = direction;
 	err = uas_submit_urbs(cmnd, cmnd->device->hostdata, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (err) {
 		spin_lock(&uas_work_lock);
@@ -231,10 +231,12 @@ static void uas_stat_cmplt(struct urb *urb)
 	struct uas_dev_info *devinfo = (void *)shost->hostdata[0];
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd;
 	u16 tag;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (urb->status) {
 		dev_err(&urb->dev->dev, "URB BAD STATUS %d\n", urb->status);
-		usb_free_urb(urb);
+		if (devinfo->use_streams)
+			usb_free_urb(urb);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -244,7 +246,13 @@ static void uas_stat_cmplt(struct urb *urb)
 	else
 		cmnd = scsi_host_find_tag(shost, tag - 1);
 	if (!cmnd) {
-		usb_free_urb(urb);
+		if (devinfo->use_streams) {
+			usb_free_urb(urb);
+			return;
+		}
+		ret = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (ret)
+			dev_err(&urb->dev->dev, "failed submit status urb\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -270,6 +278,15 @@ static void uas_stat_cmplt(struct urb *urb)
 		scmd_printk(KERN_ERR, cmnd,
 			"Bogus IU (%d) received on status pipe\n", iu->iu_id);
 	}
+
+	if (devinfo->use_streams) {
+		usb_free_urb(urb);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ret = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(&urb->dev->dev, "failed submit status urb\n");
 }
 
 static void uas_data_cmplt(struct urb *urb)
@@ -300,7 +317,7 @@ static struct urb *uas_alloc_data_urb(struct uas_dev_info *devinfo, gfp_t gfp,
 }
 
 static struct urb *uas_alloc_sense_urb(struct uas_dev_info *devinfo, gfp_t gfp,
-					struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd, u16 stream_id)
+		struct Scsi_Host *shost, u16 stream_id)
 {
 	struct usb_device *udev = devinfo->udev;
 	struct urb *urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, gfp);
@@ -314,7 +331,7 @@ static struct urb *uas_alloc_sense_urb(struct uas_dev_info *devinfo, gfp_t gfp,
 		goto free;
 
 	usb_fill_bulk_urb(urb, udev, devinfo->status_pipe, iu, sizeof(*iu),
-						uas_stat_cmplt, cmnd->device->host);
+						uas_stat_cmplt, shost);
 	urb->stream_id = stream_id;
 	urb->transfer_flags |= URB_FREE_BUFFER;
  out:
@@ -376,8 +393,8 @@ static int uas_submit_urbs(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 	struct uas_cmd_info *cmdinfo = (void *)&cmnd->SCp;
 
 	if (cmdinfo->state & ALLOC_STATUS_URB) {
-		cmdinfo->status_urb = uas_alloc_sense_urb(devinfo, gfp, cmnd,
-							  cmdinfo->stream);
+		cmdinfo->status_urb = uas_alloc_sense_urb(devinfo, gfp,
+				cmnd->device->host, cmdinfo->stream);
 		if (!cmdinfo->status_urb)
 			return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
 		cmdinfo->state &= ~ALLOC_STATUS_URB;
@@ -486,7 +503,8 @@ static int uas_queuecommand_lck(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 	}
 
 	if (!devinfo->use_streams) {
-		cmdinfo->state &= ~(SUBMIT_DATA_IN_URB | SUBMIT_DATA_OUT_URB);
+		cmdinfo->state &= ~(SUBMIT_DATA_IN_URB | SUBMIT_DATA_OUT_URB |
+				ALLOC_STATUS_URB | SUBMIT_STATUS_URB);
 		cmdinfo->stream = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -685,6 +703,29 @@ static void uas_configure_endpoints(struct uas_dev_info *devinfo)
 	}
 }
 
+static int uas_alloc_status_urb(struct uas_dev_info *devinfo,
+		struct Scsi_Host *shost)
+{
+	if (devinfo->use_streams) {
+		devinfo->status_urb = NULL;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	devinfo->status_urb = uas_alloc_sense_urb(devinfo, GFP_KERNEL,
+			shost, 0);
+	if (!devinfo->status_urb)
+		goto err_s_urb;
+
+	if (usb_submit_urb(devinfo->status_urb, GFP_KERNEL))
+		goto err_submit_urb;
+
+	return 0;
+err_submit_urb:
+	usb_free_urb(devinfo->status_urb);
+err_s_urb:
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
 static void uas_free_streams(struct uas_dev_info *devinfo)
 {
 	struct usb_device *udev = devinfo->udev;
@@ -739,10 +780,17 @@ static int uas_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id)
 
 	shost->hostdata[0] = (unsigned long)devinfo;
 
+	result = uas_alloc_status_urb(devinfo, shost);
+	if (result)
+		goto err_alloc_status;
+
 	scsi_scan_host(shost);
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, shost);
 	return result;
 
+err_alloc_status:
+	scsi_remove_host(shost);
+	shost = NULL;
 deconfig_eps:
 	uas_free_streams(devinfo);
  free:
@@ -770,6 +818,8 @@ static void uas_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	struct uas_dev_info *devinfo = (void *)shost->hostdata[0];
 
 	scsi_remove_host(shost);
+	usb_kill_urb(devinfo->status_urb);
+	usb_free_urb(devinfo->status_urb);
 	uas_free_streams(devinfo);
 	kfree(devinfo);
 }