diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
index 575ed19e91951f0acbc9b861e78a81f15b67e5f3..10387a7f5d565fc54cdba8281e9342605148e242 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
@@ -328,11 +328,12 @@ static int brcmf_usb_tx_ctlpkt(struct device *dev, u8 *buf, u32 len)
 		return err;
 	}
 	timeout = brcmf_usb_ioctl_resp_wait(devinfo);
-	clear_bit(0, &devinfo->ctl_op);
 	if (!timeout) {
 		brcmf_err("Txctl wait timed out\n");
+		usb_kill_urb(devinfo->ctl_urb);
 		err = -EIO;
 	}
+	clear_bit(0, &devinfo->ctl_op);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -358,11 +359,12 @@ static int brcmf_usb_rx_ctlpkt(struct device *dev, u8 *buf, u32 len)
 	}
 	timeout = brcmf_usb_ioctl_resp_wait(devinfo);
 	err = devinfo->ctl_urb_status;
-	clear_bit(0, &devinfo->ctl_op);
 	if (!timeout) {
 		brcmf_err("rxctl wait timed out\n");
+		usb_kill_urb(devinfo->ctl_urb);
 		err = -EIO;
 	}
+	clear_bit(0, &devinfo->ctl_op);
 	if (!err)
 		return devinfo->ctl_urb_actual_length;
 	else