diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 9768a3963c8f..8c7c2c9bba61 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -1437,6 +1437,8 @@ static ssize_t snd_ctl_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer,
 			spin_unlock_irq(&ctl->read_lock);
 			schedule();
 			remove_wait_queue(&ctl->change_sleep, &wait);
+			if (ctl->card->shutdown)
+				return -ENODEV;
 			if (signal_pending(current))
 				return -ERESTARTSYS;
 			spin_lock_irq(&ctl->read_lock);
diff --git a/sound/core/hwdep.c b/sound/core/hwdep.c
index 53a6ba5ad615..3f7f6628cf7b 100644
--- a/sound/core/hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/core/hwdep.c
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ static int snd_hwdep_open(struct inode *inode, struct file * file)
 		mutex_unlock(&hw->open_mutex);
 		schedule();
 		mutex_lock(&hw->open_mutex);
+		if (hw->card->shutdown) {
+			err = -ENODEV;
+			break;
+		}
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
 			err = -ERESTARTSYS;
 			break;
@@ -462,12 +466,15 @@ static int snd_hwdep_dev_disconnect(struct snd_device *device)
 		mutex_unlock(&register_mutex);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	mutex_lock(&hwdep->open_mutex);
+	wake_up(&hwdep->open_wait);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL
 	if (hwdep->ossreg)
 		snd_unregister_oss_device(hwdep->oss_type, hwdep->card, hwdep->device);
 #endif
 	snd_unregister_device(SNDRV_DEVICE_TYPE_HWDEP, hwdep->card, hwdep->device);
 	list_del_init(&hwdep->list);
+	mutex_unlock(&hwdep->open_mutex);
 	mutex_unlock(&register_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index 2529e01538e9..f337b66a020b 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -2441,6 +2441,10 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		mutex_unlock(&pcm->open_mutex);
 		schedule();
 		mutex_lock(&pcm->open_mutex);
+		if (pcm->card->shutdown) {
+			err = -ENODEV;
+			break;
+		}
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
 			err = -ERESTARTSYS;
 			break;
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm.c b/sound/core/pcm.c
index 993b2405fdfe..030102caeee9 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm.c
@@ -1087,12 +1087,16 @@ static int snd_pcm_dev_disconnect(struct snd_device *device)
 		goto unlock;
 
 	mutex_lock(&pcm->open_mutex);
+	wake_up(&pcm->open_wait);
 	list_del_init(&pcm->list);
 	for (cidx = 0; cidx < 2; cidx++)
 		for (substream = pcm->streams[cidx].substream; substream; substream = substream->next) {
 			snd_pcm_stream_lock_irq(substream);
-			if (substream->runtime)
+			if (substream->runtime) {
 				substream->runtime->status->state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
+				wake_up(&substream->runtime->sleep);
+				wake_up(&substream->runtime->tsleep);
+			}
 			snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irq(substream);
 		}
 	list_for_each_entry(notify, &snd_pcm_notify_list, list) {
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 48c6a70ad69e..6e8872de5ba0 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -1518,6 +1518,10 @@ static int snd_pcm_drain(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		down_read(&snd_pcm_link_rwsem);
 		snd_pcm_stream_lock_irq(substream);
 		remove_wait_queue(&to_check->sleep, &wait);
+		if (card->shutdown) {
+			result = -ENODEV;
+			break;
+		}
 		if (tout == 0) {
 			if (substream->runtime->status->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SUSPENDED)
 				result = -ESTRPIPE;
@@ -2169,6 +2173,10 @@ static int snd_pcm_open(struct file *file, struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream)
 		mutex_unlock(&pcm->open_mutex);
 		schedule();
 		mutex_lock(&pcm->open_mutex);
+		if (pcm->card->shutdown) {
+			err = -ENODEV;
+			break;
+		}
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
 			err = -ERESTARTSYS;
 			break;
diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index 7d4f62ab6711..1bb95aeea084 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		mutex_unlock(&rmidi->open_mutex);
 		schedule();
 		mutex_lock(&rmidi->open_mutex);
+		if (rmidi->card->shutdown) {
+			err = -ENODEV;
+			break;
+		}
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
 			err = -ERESTARTSYS;
 			break;
@@ -995,6 +999,8 @@ static ssize_t snd_rawmidi_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t coun
 			spin_unlock_irq(&runtime->lock);
 			schedule();
 			remove_wait_queue(&runtime->sleep, &wait);
+			if (rfile->rmidi->card->shutdown)
+				return -ENODEV;
 			if (signal_pending(current))
 				return result > 0 ? result : -ERESTARTSYS;
 			if (!runtime->avail)
@@ -1238,6 +1244,8 @@ static ssize_t snd_rawmidi_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 			spin_unlock_irq(&runtime->lock);
 			timeout = schedule_timeout(30 * HZ);
 			remove_wait_queue(&runtime->sleep, &wait);
+			if (rfile->rmidi->card->shutdown)
+				return -ENODEV;
 			if (signal_pending(current))
 				return result > 0 ? result : -ERESTARTSYS;
 			if (!runtime->avail && !timeout)
@@ -1613,9 +1621,20 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_dev_register(struct snd_device *device)
 static int snd_rawmidi_dev_disconnect(struct snd_device *device)
 {
 	struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi = device->device_data;
+	int dir;
 
 	mutex_lock(&register_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&rmidi->open_mutex);
+	wake_up(&rmidi->open_wait);
 	list_del_init(&rmidi->list);
+	for (dir = 0; dir < 2; dir++) {
+		struct snd_rawmidi_substream *s;
+		list_for_each_entry(s, &rmidi->streams[dir].substreams, list) {
+			if (s->runtime)
+				wake_up(&s->runtime->sleep);
+		}
+	}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL
 	if (rmidi->ossreg) {
 		if ((int)rmidi->device == midi_map[rmidi->card->number]) {
@@ -1630,6 +1649,7 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_dev_disconnect(struct snd_device *device)
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL */
 	snd_unregister_device(SNDRV_DEVICE_TYPE_RAWMIDI, rmidi->card, rmidi->device);
+	mutex_unlock(&rmidi->open_mutex);
 	mutex_unlock(&register_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }