diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
index 7513bb083c15d13cb7775c8edb3a3983b3b3eedc..6585f527e3817a7eca61726b76e7af22d683b535 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -359,11 +359,6 @@ static void destroy_async(struct dev_state *ps, struct list_head *list)
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ps->lock, flags);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ps->lock, flags);
-	as = async_getcompleted(ps);
-	while (as) {
-		free_async(as);
-		as = async_getcompleted(ps);
-	}
 }
 
 static void destroy_async_on_interface(struct dev_state *ps,
@@ -643,6 +638,7 @@ static int usbdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	struct dev_state *ps = file->private_data;
 	struct usb_device *dev = ps->dev;
 	unsigned int ifnum;
+	struct async *as;
 
 	usb_lock_device(dev);
 
@@ -661,6 +657,12 @@ static int usbdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	usb_unlock_device(dev);
 	usb_put_dev(dev);
 	put_pid(ps->disc_pid);
+
+	as = async_getcompleted(ps);
+	while (as) {
+		free_async(as);
+		as = async_getcompleted(ps);
+	}
 	kfree(ps);
 	return 0;
 }