diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
index 324e1de93687..2da05c0e113d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ int mei_cl_connect(struct mei_cl *cl, struct file *file)
 		cl->timer_count = MEI_CONNECT_TIMEOUT;
 		list_add_tail(&cb->list, &dev->ctrl_rd_list.list);
 	} else {
+		cl->state = MEI_FILE_INITIALIZING;
 		list_add_tail(&cb->list, &dev->ctrl_wr_list.list);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/nfc.c b/drivers/misc/mei/nfc.c
index 3095fc514a65..5ccc23bc7690 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/nfc.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/nfc.c
@@ -342,9 +342,10 @@ static int mei_nfc_send(struct mei_cl_device *cldev, u8 *buf, size_t length)
 	ndev = (struct mei_nfc_dev *) cldev->priv_data;
 	dev = ndev->cl->dev;
 
+	err = -ENOMEM;
 	mei_buf = kzalloc(length + MEI_NFC_HEADER_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mei_buf)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
 
 	hdr = (struct mei_nfc_hci_hdr *) mei_buf;
 	hdr->cmd = MEI_NFC_CMD_HCI_SEND;
@@ -354,12 +355,9 @@ static int mei_nfc_send(struct mei_cl_device *cldev, u8 *buf, size_t length)
 	hdr->data_size = length;
 
 	memcpy(mei_buf + MEI_NFC_HEADER_SIZE, buf, length);
-
 	err = __mei_cl_send(ndev->cl, mei_buf, length + MEI_NFC_HEADER_SIZE);
 	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
-	kfree(mei_buf);
+		goto out;
 
 	if (!wait_event_interruptible_timeout(ndev->send_wq,
 				ndev->recv_req_id == ndev->req_id, HZ)) {
@@ -368,7 +366,8 @@ static int mei_nfc_send(struct mei_cl_device *cldev, u8 *buf, size_t length)
 	} else {
 		ndev->req_id++;
 	}
-
+out:
+	kfree(mei_buf);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/path.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/path.c
index 8fcf8a7b6c22..9562cd026dc0 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/path.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/path.c
@@ -150,7 +150,26 @@ int tb_path_activate(struct tb_path *path)
 
 	/* Activate hops. */
 	for (i = path->path_length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-		struct tb_regs_hop hop;
+		struct tb_regs_hop hop = { 0 };
+
+		/*
+		 * We do (currently) not tear down paths setup by the firmeware.
+		 * If a firmware device is unplugged and plugged in again then
+		 * it can happen that we reuse some of the hops from the (now
+		 * defunct) firmeware path. This causes the hotplug operation to
+		 * fail (the pci device does not show up). Clearing the hop
+		 * before overwriting it fixes the problem.
+		 *
+		 * Should be removed once we discover and tear down firmeware
+		 * paths.
+		 */
+		res = tb_port_write(path->hops[i].in_port, &hop, TB_CFG_HOPS,
+				    2 * path->hops[i].in_hop_index, 2);
+		if (res) {
+			__tb_path_deactivate_hops(path, i);
+			__tb_path_deallocate_nfc(path, 0);
+			goto err;
+		}
 
 		/* dword 0 */
 		hop.next_hop = path->hops[i].next_hop_index;