diff --git a/sound/usb/caiaq/audio.c b/sound/usb/caiaq/audio.c
index aa52b3e13bb5348c81f6e0b74cede4cd90960455..2cf87f5afed4e2fbc93cdcdf4d72277b8afae52f 100644
--- a/sound/usb/caiaq/audio.c
+++ b/sound/usb/caiaq/audio.c
@@ -139,8 +139,12 @@ static void stream_stop(struct snd_usb_caiaqdev *dev)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < N_URBS; i++) {
 		usb_kill_urb(dev->data_urbs_in[i]);
-		usb_kill_urb(dev->data_urbs_out[i]);
+
+		if (test_bit(i, &dev->outurb_active_mask))
+			usb_kill_urb(dev->data_urbs_out[i]);
 	}
+
+	dev->outurb_active_mask = 0;
 }
 
 static int snd_usb_caiaq_substream_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
@@ -612,8 +616,8 @@ static void read_completed(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct snd_usb_caiaq_cb_info *info = urb->context;
 	struct snd_usb_caiaqdev *dev;
-	struct urb *out;
-	int frame, len, send_it = 0, outframe = 0;
+	struct urb *out = NULL;
+	int i, frame, len, send_it = 0, outframe = 0;
 	size_t offset = 0;
 
 	if (urb->status || !info)
@@ -624,7 +628,17 @@ static void read_completed(struct urb *urb)
 	if (!dev->streaming)
 		return;
 
-	out = dev->data_urbs_out[info->index];
+	/* find an unused output urb that is unused */
+	for (i = 0; i < N_URBS; i++)
+		if (test_and_set_bit(i, &dev->outurb_active_mask) == 0) {
+			out = dev->data_urbs_out[i];
+			break;
+		}
+
+	if (!out) {
+		log("Unable to find an output urb to use\n");
+		goto requeue;
+	}
 
 	/* read the recently received packet and send back one which has
 	 * the same layout */
@@ -655,8 +669,12 @@ static void read_completed(struct urb *urb)
 		out->number_of_packets = outframe;
 		out->transfer_flags = URB_ISO_ASAP;
 		usb_submit_urb(out, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	} else {
+		struct snd_usb_caiaq_cb_info *oinfo = out->context;
+		clear_bit(oinfo->index, &dev->outurb_active_mask);
 	}
 
+requeue:
 	/* re-submit inbound urb */
 	for (frame = 0; frame < FRAMES_PER_URB; frame++) {
 		urb->iso_frame_desc[frame].offset = BYTES_PER_FRAME * frame;
@@ -678,6 +696,8 @@ static void write_completed(struct urb *urb)
 		dev->output_running = 1;
 		wake_up(&dev->prepare_wait_queue);
 	}
+
+	clear_bit(info->index, &dev->outurb_active_mask);
 }
 
 static struct urb **alloc_urbs(struct snd_usb_caiaqdev *dev, int dir, int *ret)
@@ -829,6 +849,9 @@ int snd_usb_caiaq_audio_init(struct snd_usb_caiaqdev *dev)
 	if (!dev->data_cb_info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	dev->outurb_active_mask = 0;
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(N_URBS > (sizeof(dev->outurb_active_mask) * 8));
+
 	for (i = 0; i < N_URBS; i++) {
 		dev->data_cb_info[i].dev = dev;
 		dev->data_cb_info[i].index = i;
diff --git a/sound/usb/caiaq/device.h b/sound/usb/caiaq/device.h
index b2b310194ffa4c27640ccdb624885500dd562ed5..3f9c6339ae90fa54dd41cad9920e8d60223ddcd6 100644
--- a/sound/usb/caiaq/device.h
+++ b/sound/usb/caiaq/device.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ struct snd_usb_caiaqdev {
 	int input_panic, output_panic, warned;
 	char *audio_in_buf, *audio_out_buf;
 	unsigned int samplerates, bpp;
+	unsigned long outurb_active_mask;
 
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *sub_playback[MAX_STREAMS];
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *sub_capture[MAX_STREAMS];