diff --git a/sound/usb/card.c b/sound/usb/card.c
index c3b5b7dca1c3a8fd4b771512c841bb32e27b5554..a09e5f3519e324eeadd28a7a144fdbdb35a44130 100644
--- a/sound/usb/card.c
+++ b/sound/usb/card.c
@@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ static int snd_usb_create_streams(struct snd_usb_audio *chip, int ctrlif)
 
 static int snd_usb_audio_free(struct snd_usb_audio *chip)
 {
+	struct list_head *p, *n;
+
+	list_for_each_safe(p, n, &chip->ep_list)
+		snd_usb_endpoint_free(p);
+
 	mutex_destroy(&chip->mutex);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return 0;
@@ -585,7 +590,7 @@ static void snd_usb_audio_disconnect(struct usb_device *dev,
 				     struct snd_usb_audio *chip)
 {
 	struct snd_card *card;
-	struct list_head *p, *n;
+	struct list_head *p;
 
 	if (chip == (void *)-1L)
 		return;
@@ -598,14 +603,16 @@ static void snd_usb_audio_disconnect(struct usb_device *dev,
 	mutex_lock(&register_mutex);
 	chip->num_interfaces--;
 	if (chip->num_interfaces <= 0) {
+		struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep;
+
 		snd_card_disconnect(card);
 		/* release the pcm resources */
 		list_for_each(p, &chip->pcm_list) {
 			snd_usb_stream_disconnect(p);
 		}
 		/* release the endpoint resources */
-		list_for_each_safe(p, n, &chip->ep_list) {
-			snd_usb_endpoint_free(p);
+		list_for_each_entry(ep, &chip->ep_list, list) {
+			snd_usb_endpoint_release(ep);
 		}
 		/* release the midi resources */
 		list_for_each(p, &chip->midi_list) {
diff --git a/sound/usb/endpoint.c b/sound/usb/endpoint.c
index 289f582c91303cd6bd26d194124b36702f8e4915..114e3e7ff511d49897d292b541c634872614c656 100644
--- a/sound/usb/endpoint.c
+++ b/sound/usb/endpoint.c
@@ -986,20 +986,31 @@ void snd_usb_endpoint_deactivate(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep)
 	wait_clear_urbs(ep);
 }
 
+/**
+ * snd_usb_endpoint_release: Tear down an snd_usb_endpoint
+ *
+ * @ep: the endpoint to release
+ *
+ * This function does not care for the endpoint's use count but will tear
+ * down all the streaming URBs immediately.
+ */
+void snd_usb_endpoint_release(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep)
+{
+	release_urbs(ep, 1);
+}
+
 /**
  * snd_usb_endpoint_free: Free the resources of an snd_usb_endpoint
  *
  * @ep: the list header of the endpoint to free
  *
- * This function does not care for the endpoint's use count but will tear
- * down all the streaming URBs immediately and free all resources.
+ * This free all resources of the given ep.
  */
 void snd_usb_endpoint_free(struct list_head *head)
 {
 	struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep;
 
 	ep = list_entry(head, struct snd_usb_endpoint, list);
-	release_urbs(ep, 1);
 	kfree(ep);
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/usb/endpoint.h b/sound/usb/endpoint.h
index 1c7e8ee48abc12e3e61cbda6491f20bdb9628ce5..e61ee5c356a3d3cbbc3d9ad6e1c6fa6f9d0d10d4 100644
--- a/sound/usb/endpoint.h
+++ b/sound/usb/endpoint.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ void snd_usb_endpoint_stop(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep);
 void snd_usb_endpoint_sync_pending_stop(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep);
 int  snd_usb_endpoint_activate(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep);
 void snd_usb_endpoint_deactivate(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep);
+void snd_usb_endpoint_release(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep);
 void snd_usb_endpoint_free(struct list_head *head);
 
 int snd_usb_endpoint_implicit_feedback_sink(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep);