diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index 8b8689c6d887..391432e2725d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ struct netfront_cb {
 /* IRQ name is queue name with "-tx" or "-rx" appended */
 #define IRQ_NAME_SIZE (QUEUE_NAME_SIZE + 3)
 
+static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(module_unload_q);
+
 struct netfront_stats {
 	u64			packets;
 	u64			bytes;
@@ -2021,10 +2023,12 @@ static void netback_changed(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 		break;
 
 	case XenbusStateClosed:
+		wake_up_all(&module_unload_q);
 		if (dev->state == XenbusStateClosed)
 			break;
 		/* Missed the backend's CLOSING state -- fallthrough */
 	case XenbusStateClosing:
+		wake_up_all(&module_unload_q);
 		xenbus_frontend_closed(dev);
 		break;
 	}
@@ -2130,6 +2134,20 @@ static int xennet_remove(struct xenbus_device *dev)
 
 	dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "%s\n", dev->nodename);
 
+	if (xenbus_read_driver_state(dev->otherend) != XenbusStateClosed) {
+		xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateClosing);
+		wait_event(module_unload_q,
+			   xenbus_read_driver_state(dev->otherend) ==
+			   XenbusStateClosing);
+
+		xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateClosed);
+		wait_event(module_unload_q,
+			   xenbus_read_driver_state(dev->otherend) ==
+			   XenbusStateClosed ||
+			   xenbus_read_driver_state(dev->otherend) ==
+			   XenbusStateUnknown);
+	}
+
 	xennet_disconnect_backend(info);
 
 	unregister_netdev(info->netdev);