diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-main.c b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-main.c
index acc3a9efb00f..b1edd778639c 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-main.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-main.c
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ static void iforce_close(struct input_dev *dev)
 
 		/* Disable force feedback playback */
 		iforce_send_packet(iforce, FF_CMD_ENABLE, "\001");
+		/* Wait for the command to complete */
+		wait_event_interruptible(iforce->wait,
+			!test_bit(IFORCE_XMIT_RUNNING, iforce->xmit_flags));
 	}
 
 	switch (iforce->bus) {
diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-usb.c b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-usb.c
index c0ad88369442..b41303d3ec54 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-usb.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ static void iforce_usb_out(struct urb *urb)
 	struct iforce *iforce = urb->context;
 
 	if (urb->status) {
+		clear_bit(IFORCE_XMIT_RUNNING, iforce->xmit_flags);
 		dbg("urb->status %d, exiting", urb->status);
 		return;
 	}