diff --git a/include/net/mrp.h b/include/net/mrp.h
index 31912c3be772..9338d6305159 100644
--- a/include/net/mrp.h
+++ b/include/net/mrp.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ struct mrp_applicant {
 	struct sk_buff		*pdu;
 	struct rb_root		mad;
 	struct rcu_head		rcu;
+	bool			active;
 };
 
 struct mrp_port {
diff --git a/net/802/mrp.c b/net/802/mrp.c
index 4ee3af3d400b..ac6b6374a1fc 100644
--- a/net/802/mrp.c
+++ b/net/802/mrp.c
@@ -610,7 +610,10 @@ static void mrp_join_timer(unsigned long data)
 	spin_unlock(&app->lock);
 
 	mrp_queue_xmit(app);
-	mrp_join_timer_arm(app);
+	spin_lock(&app->lock);
+	if (likely(app->active))
+		mrp_join_timer_arm(app);
+	spin_unlock(&app->lock);
 }
 
 static void mrp_periodic_timer_arm(struct mrp_applicant *app)
@@ -624,11 +627,12 @@ static void mrp_periodic_timer(unsigned long data)
 	struct mrp_applicant *app = (struct mrp_applicant *)data;
 
 	spin_lock(&app->lock);
-	mrp_mad_event(app, MRP_EVENT_PERIODIC);
-	mrp_pdu_queue(app);
+	if (likely(app->active)) {
+		mrp_mad_event(app, MRP_EVENT_PERIODIC);
+		mrp_pdu_queue(app);
+		mrp_periodic_timer_arm(app);
+	}
 	spin_unlock(&app->lock);
-
-	mrp_periodic_timer_arm(app);
 }
 
 static int mrp_pdu_parse_end_mark(struct sk_buff *skb, int *offset)
@@ -876,6 +880,7 @@ int mrp_init_applicant(struct net_device *dev, struct mrp_application *appl)
 	app->dev = dev;
 	app->app = appl;
 	app->mad = RB_ROOT;
+	app->active = true;
 	spin_lock_init(&app->lock);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&app->queue);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(dev->mrp_port->applicants[appl->type], app);
@@ -905,6 +910,9 @@ void mrp_uninit_applicant(struct net_device *dev, struct mrp_application *appl)
 
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(port->applicants[appl->type], NULL);
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&app->lock);
+	app->active = false;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&app->lock);
 	/* Delete timer and generate a final TX event to flush out
 	 * all pending messages before the applicant is gone.
 	 */