diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index 9f395504f77e..4ec752d9751a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ struct usb_context {
 #define EVENT_DEV_ASLEEP		7
 #define EVENT_DEV_OPEN			8
 #define EVENT_STAT_UPDATE		9
+#define EVENT_DEV_DISCONNECT		10
 
 struct statstage {
 	struct mutex			access_lock;	/* for stats access */
@@ -444,9 +445,13 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(msg_level, "Override default message level");
 
 static int lan78xx_read_reg(struct lan78xx_net *dev, u32 index, u32 *data)
 {
-	u32 *buf = kmalloc(sizeof(u32), GFP_KERNEL);
+	u32 *buf;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (test_bit(EVENT_DEV_DISCONNECT, &dev->flags))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	buf = kmalloc(sizeof(u32), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -470,9 +475,13 @@ static int lan78xx_read_reg(struct lan78xx_net *dev, u32 index, u32 *data)
 
 static int lan78xx_write_reg(struct lan78xx_net *dev, u32 index, u32 data)
 {
-	u32 *buf = kmalloc(sizeof(u32), GFP_KERNEL);
+	u32 *buf;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (test_bit(EVENT_DEV_DISCONNECT, &dev->flags))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	buf = kmalloc(sizeof(u32), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -3146,16 +3155,23 @@ static void tx_complete(struct urb *urb)
 		/* software-driven interface shutdown */
 		case -ECONNRESET:
 		case -ESHUTDOWN:
+			netif_dbg(dev, tx_err, dev->net,
+				  "tx err interface gone %d\n",
+				  entry->urb->status);
 			break;
 
 		case -EPROTO:
 		case -ETIME:
 		case -EILSEQ:
 			netif_stop_queue(dev->net);
+			netif_dbg(dev, tx_err, dev->net,
+				  "tx err queue stopped %d\n",
+				  entry->urb->status);
 			break;
 		default:
 			netif_dbg(dev, tx_err, dev->net,
-				  "tx err %d\n", entry->urb->status);
+				  "unknown tx err %d\n",
+				  entry->urb->status);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3489,6 +3505,7 @@ static int rx_submit(struct lan78xx_net *dev, struct urb *urb, gfp_t flags)
 			lan78xx_defer_kevent(dev, EVENT_RX_HALT);
 			break;
 		case -ENODEV:
+		case -ENOENT:
 			netif_dbg(dev, ifdown, dev->net, "device gone\n");
 			netif_device_detach(dev->net);
 			break;
@@ -3689,6 +3706,12 @@ gso_skb:
 		lan78xx_defer_kevent(dev, EVENT_TX_HALT);
 		usb_autopm_put_interface_async(dev->intf);
 		break;
+	case -ENODEV:
+	case -ENOENT:
+		netif_dbg(dev, tx_err, dev->net,
+			  "tx: submit urb err %d (disconnected?)", ret);
+		netif_device_detach(dev->net);
+		break;
 	default:
 		usb_autopm_put_interface_async(dev->intf);
 		netif_dbg(dev, tx_err, dev->net,
@@ -3783,6 +3806,9 @@ static void lan78xx_delayedwork(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	dev = container_of(work, struct lan78xx_net, wq.work);
 
+	if (test_bit(EVENT_DEV_DISCONNECT, &dev->flags))
+		return;
+
 	if (usb_autopm_get_interface(dev->intf) < 0)
 		return;
 
@@ -3857,6 +3883,7 @@ static void intr_complete(struct urb *urb)
 
 	/* software-driven interface shutdown */
 	case -ENOENT:			/* urb killed */
+	case -ENODEV:			/* hardware gone */
 	case -ESHUTDOWN:		/* hardware gone */
 		netif_dbg(dev, ifdown, dev->net,
 			  "intr shutdown, code %d\n", status);
@@ -3870,14 +3897,29 @@ static void intr_complete(struct urb *urb)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (!netif_running(dev->net))
+	if (!netif_device_present(dev->net) ||
+	    !netif_running(dev->net)) {
+		netdev_warn(dev->net, "not submitting new status URB");
 		return;
+	}
 
 	memset(urb->transfer_buffer, 0, urb->transfer_buffer_length);
 	status = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (status != 0)
+
+	switch (status) {
+	case  0:
+		break;
+	case -ENODEV:
+	case -ENOENT:
+		netif_dbg(dev, timer, dev->net,
+			  "intr resubmit %d (disconnect?)", status);
+		netif_device_detach(dev->net);
+		break;
+	default:
 		netif_err(dev, timer, dev->net,
 			  "intr resubmit --> %d\n", status);
+		break;
+	}
 }
 
 static void lan78xx_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
@@ -3892,8 +3934,15 @@ static void lan78xx_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	if (!dev)
 		return;
 
+	set_bit(EVENT_DEV_DISCONNECT, &dev->flags);
+
 	udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
 	net = dev->net;
+
+	unregister_netdev(net);
+
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->wq);
+
 	phydev = net->phydev;
 
 	phy_unregister_fixup_for_uid(PHY_KSZ9031RNX, 0xfffffff0);
@@ -3904,12 +3953,11 @@ static void lan78xx_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	if (phy_is_pseudo_fixed_link(phydev))
 		fixed_phy_unregister(phydev);
 
-	unregister_netdev(net);
-
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->wq);
-
 	usb_scuttle_anchored_urbs(&dev->deferred);
 
+	if (timer_pending(&dev->stat_monitor))
+		del_timer_sync(&dev->stat_monitor);
+
 	lan78xx_unbind(dev, intf);
 
 	usb_kill_urb(dev->urb_intr);