diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb.c
index c32cd61073bcc71048899f0ccb04cbcef2fe293c..7af379ca861b11a1631764071bb31c8a8d4b8916 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ static int kvaser_usb_simple_msg_async(struct kvaser_usb_net_priv *priv,
 			  usb_sndbulkpipe(dev->udev,
 					  dev->bulk_out->bEndpointAddress),
 			  buf, msg->len,
-			  kvaser_usb_simple_msg_callback, priv);
+			  kvaser_usb_simple_msg_callback, netdev);
 	usb_anchor_urb(urb, &priv->tx_submitted);
 
 	err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -662,11 +662,6 @@ static void kvaser_usb_rx_error(const struct kvaser_usb *dev,
 	priv = dev->nets[channel];
 	stats = &priv->netdev->stats;
 
-	if (status & M16C_STATE_BUS_RESET) {
-		kvaser_usb_unlink_tx_urbs(priv);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	skb = alloc_can_err_skb(priv->netdev, &cf);
 	if (!skb) {
 		stats->rx_dropped++;
@@ -677,7 +672,7 @@ static void kvaser_usb_rx_error(const struct kvaser_usb *dev,
 
 	netdev_dbg(priv->netdev, "Error status: 0x%02x\n", status);
 
-	if (status & M16C_STATE_BUS_OFF) {
+	if (status & (M16C_STATE_BUS_OFF | M16C_STATE_BUS_RESET)) {
 		cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_BUSOFF;
 
 		priv->can.can_stats.bus_off++;
@@ -703,9 +698,7 @@ static void kvaser_usb_rx_error(const struct kvaser_usb *dev,
 		}
 
 		new_state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_PASSIVE;
-	}
-
-	if (status == M16C_STATE_BUS_ERROR) {
+	} else if (status & M16C_STATE_BUS_ERROR) {
 		if ((priv->can.state < CAN_STATE_ERROR_WARNING) &&
 		    ((txerr >= 96) || (rxerr >= 96))) {
 			cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_CRTL;
@@ -715,7 +708,8 @@ static void kvaser_usb_rx_error(const struct kvaser_usb *dev,
 
 			priv->can.can_stats.error_warning++;
 			new_state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_WARNING;
-		} else if (priv->can.state > CAN_STATE_ERROR_ACTIVE) {
+		} else if ((priv->can.state > CAN_STATE_ERROR_ACTIVE) &&
+			   ((txerr < 96) && (rxerr < 96))) {
 			cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_PROT;
 			cf->data[2] = CAN_ERR_PROT_ACTIVE;
 
@@ -1590,7 +1584,7 @@ static int kvaser_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 {
 	struct kvaser_usb *dev;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
-	int i;
+	int i, retry = 3;
 
 	dev = devm_kzalloc(&intf->dev, sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dev)
@@ -1608,7 +1602,15 @@ static int kvaser_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, dev);
 
-	err = kvaser_usb_get_software_info(dev);
+	/* On some x86 laptops, plugging a Kvaser device again after
+	 * an unplug makes the firmware always ignore the very first
+	 * command. For such a case, provide some room for retries
+	 * instead of completely exiting the driver.
+	 */
+	do {
+		err = kvaser_usb_get_software_info(dev);
+	} while (--retry && err == -ETIMEDOUT);
+
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&intf->dev,
 			"Cannot get software infos, error %d\n", err);