diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
index b013671261a2..d684cf94b1c0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
@@ -147,17 +147,29 @@ static inline int acm_set_control(struct acm *acm, int control)
 #define acm_send_break(acm, ms) \
 	acm_ctrl_msg(acm, USB_CDC_REQ_SEND_BREAK, ms, NULL, 0)
 
-static void acm_kill_urbs(struct acm *acm)
+static void acm_poison_urbs(struct acm *acm)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	usb_kill_urb(acm->ctrlurb);
+	usb_poison_urb(acm->ctrlurb);
 	for (i = 0; i < ACM_NW; i++)
-		usb_kill_urb(acm->wb[i].urb);
+		usb_poison_urb(acm->wb[i].urb);
 	for (i = 0; i < acm->rx_buflimit; i++)
-		usb_kill_urb(acm->read_urbs[i]);
+		usb_poison_urb(acm->read_urbs[i]);
 }
 
+static void acm_unpoison_urbs(struct acm *acm)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < acm->rx_buflimit; i++)
+		usb_unpoison_urb(acm->read_urbs[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < ACM_NW; i++)
+		usb_unpoison_urb(acm->wb[i].urb);
+	usb_unpoison_urb(acm->ctrlurb);
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Write buffer management.
  * All of these assume proper locks taken by the caller.
@@ -226,9 +238,10 @@ static int acm_start_wb(struct acm *acm, struct acm_wb *wb)
 
 	rc = usb_submit_urb(wb->urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (rc < 0) {
-		dev_err(&acm->data->dev,
-			"%s - usb_submit_urb(write bulk) failed: %d\n",
-			__func__, rc);
+		if (rc != -EPERM)
+			dev_err(&acm->data->dev,
+				"%s - usb_submit_urb(write bulk) failed: %d\n",
+				__func__, rc);
 		acm_write_done(acm, wb);
 	}
 	return rc;
@@ -482,11 +495,6 @@ static void acm_read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	dev_vdbg(&acm->data->dev, "got urb %d, len %d, status %d\n",
 		rb->index, urb->actual_length, status);
 
-	if (!acm->dev) {
-		dev_dbg(&acm->data->dev, "%s - disconnected\n", __func__);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	switch (status) {
 	case 0:
 		usb_mark_last_busy(acm->dev);
@@ -733,6 +741,7 @@ static void acm_port_shutdown(struct tty_port *port)
 	 * Need to grab write_lock to prevent race with resume, but no need to
 	 * hold it due to the tty-port initialised flag.
 	 */
+	acm_poison_urbs(acm);
 	spin_lock_irq(&acm->write_lock);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&acm->write_lock);
 
@@ -749,7 +758,8 @@ static void acm_port_shutdown(struct tty_port *port)
 		usb_autopm_put_interface_async(acm->control);
 	}
 
-	acm_kill_urbs(acm);
+	acm_unpoison_urbs(acm);
+
 }
 
 static void acm_tty_cleanup(struct tty_struct *tty)
@@ -1542,8 +1552,14 @@ static void acm_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	if (!acm)
 		return;
 
-	mutex_lock(&acm->mutex);
 	acm->disconnected = true;
+	/*
+	 * there is a circular dependency. acm_softint() can resubmit
+	 * the URBs in error handling so we need to block any
+	 * submission right away
+	 */
+	acm_poison_urbs(acm);
+	mutex_lock(&acm->mutex);
 	if (acm->country_codes) {
 		device_remove_file(&acm->control->dev,
 				&dev_attr_wCountryCodes);
@@ -1562,7 +1578,6 @@ static void acm_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 		tty_kref_put(tty);
 	}
 
-	acm_kill_urbs(acm);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&acm->dwork);
 
 	tty_unregister_device(acm_tty_driver, acm->minor);
@@ -1604,7 +1619,7 @@ static int acm_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
 	if (cnt)
 		return 0;
 
-	acm_kill_urbs(acm);
+	acm_poison_urbs(acm);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&acm->dwork);
 	acm->urbs_in_error_delay = 0;
 
@@ -1617,6 +1632,7 @@ static int acm_resume(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	struct urb *urb;
 	int rv = 0;
 
+	acm_unpoison_urbs(acm);
 	spin_lock_irq(&acm->write_lock);
 
 	if (--acm->susp_count)