diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
index 83ffa5a14c3dbbc53e8b964a4101e6e4a19c57a5..3ce45c9e9d20dd934142cd5296bdfb70edfae92a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ static int usbtmc_ioctl_abort_bulk_in(struct usbtmc_device_data *data)
 
 }
 
-static int usbtmc_ioctl_abort_bulk_out(struct usbtmc_device_data *data)
+static int usbtmc_ioctl_abort_bulk_out_tag(struct usbtmc_device_data *data,
+					   u8 tag)
 {
 	struct device *dev;
 	u8 *buffer;
@@ -359,8 +360,8 @@ static int usbtmc_ioctl_abort_bulk_out(struct usbtmc_device_data *data)
 			     usb_rcvctrlpipe(data->usb_dev, 0),
 			     USBTMC_REQUEST_INITIATE_ABORT_BULK_OUT,
 			     USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_CLASS | USB_RECIP_ENDPOINT,
-			     data->bTag_last_write, data->bulk_out,
-			     buffer, 2, USBTMC_TIMEOUT);
+			     tag, data->bulk_out,
+			     buffer, 2, USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
 
 	if (rv < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "usb_control_msg returned %d\n", rv);
@@ -379,12 +380,14 @@ static int usbtmc_ioctl_abort_bulk_out(struct usbtmc_device_data *data)
 	n = 0;
 
 usbtmc_abort_bulk_out_check_status:
+	/* do not stress device with subsequent requests */
+	msleep(50);
 	rv = usb_control_msg(data->usb_dev,
 			     usb_rcvctrlpipe(data->usb_dev, 0),
 			     USBTMC_REQUEST_CHECK_ABORT_BULK_OUT_STATUS,
 			     USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_CLASS | USB_RECIP_ENDPOINT,
 			     0, data->bulk_out, buffer, 0x08,
-			     USBTMC_TIMEOUT);
+			     USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
 	n++;
 	if (rv < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "usb_control_msg returned %d\n", rv);
@@ -418,6 +421,11 @@ static int usbtmc_ioctl_abort_bulk_out(struct usbtmc_device_data *data)
 	return rv;
 }
 
+static int usbtmc_ioctl_abort_bulk_out(struct usbtmc_device_data *data)
+{
+	return usbtmc_ioctl_abort_bulk_out_tag(data, data->bTag_last_write);
+}
+
 static int usbtmc488_ioctl_read_stb(struct usbtmc_file_data *file_data,
 				void __user *arg)
 {