diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci.h b/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci.h
index 41a1fe5138f4..2cfd00ec1164 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci.h
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ void rh_port_disconnect(int rhport);
 void vhci_rx_loop(struct usbip_task *ut);
 void vhci_tx_loop(struct usbip_task *ut);
 
+struct urb *pickup_urb_and_free_priv(struct vhci_device *vdev,
+					    __u32 seqnum);
+
 #define hardware		(&the_controller->pdev.dev)
 
 static inline struct vhci_device *port_to_vdev(__u32 port)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c b/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
index 5f1e2b0a628a..3a22f65b66d0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
@@ -808,7 +808,6 @@ static int vhci_urb_dequeue(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct urb *urb, int status)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
 static void vhci_device_unlink_cleanup(struct vhci_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct vhci_unlink *unlink, *tmp;
@@ -816,11 +815,34 @@ static void vhci_device_unlink_cleanup(struct vhci_device *vdev)
 	spin_lock(&vdev->priv_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(unlink, tmp, &vdev->unlink_tx, list) {
+		usbip_uinfo("unlink cleanup tx %lu\n", unlink->unlink_seqnum);
 		list_del(&unlink->list);
 		kfree(unlink);
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(unlink, tmp, &vdev->unlink_rx, list) {
+		struct urb *urb;
+
+		/* give back URB of unanswered unlink request */
+		usbip_uinfo("unlink cleanup rx %lu\n", unlink->unlink_seqnum);
+
+		urb = pickup_urb_and_free_priv(vdev, unlink->unlink_seqnum);
+		if (!urb) {
+			usbip_uinfo("the urb (seqnum %lu) was already given back\n",
+							unlink->unlink_seqnum);
+			list_del(&unlink->list);
+			kfree(unlink);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		urb->status = -ENODEV;
+
+		spin_lock(&the_controller->lock);
+		usb_hcd_unlink_urb_from_ep(vhci_to_hcd(the_controller), urb);
+		spin_unlock(&the_controller->lock);
+
+		usb_hcd_giveback_urb(vhci_to_hcd(the_controller), urb, urb->status);
+
 		list_del(&unlink->list);
 		kfree(unlink);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_rx.c b/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_rx.c
index 8147d7202b2d..bdbedd256903 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_rx.c
@@ -23,16 +23,14 @@
 #include "vhci.h"
 
 
-/* get URB from transmitted urb queue */
-static struct urb *pickup_urb_and_free_priv(struct vhci_device *vdev,
+/* get URB from transmitted urb queue. caller must hold vdev->priv_lock */
+struct urb *pickup_urb_and_free_priv(struct vhci_device *vdev,
 					    __u32 seqnum)
 {
 	struct vhci_priv *priv, *tmp;
 	struct urb *urb = NULL;
 	int status;
 
-	spin_lock(&vdev->priv_lock);
-
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(priv, tmp, &vdev->priv_rx, list) {
 		if (priv->seqnum == seqnum) {
 			urb = priv->urb;
@@ -63,8 +61,6 @@ static struct urb *pickup_urb_and_free_priv(struct vhci_device *vdev,
 		}
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&vdev->priv_lock);
-
 	return urb;
 }
 
@@ -74,9 +70,11 @@ static void vhci_recv_ret_submit(struct vhci_device *vdev,
 	struct usbip_device *ud = &vdev->ud;
 	struct urb *urb;
 
+	spin_lock(&vdev->priv_lock);
 
 	urb = pickup_urb_and_free_priv(vdev, pdu->base.seqnum);
 
+	spin_unlock(&vdev->priv_lock);
 
 	if (!urb) {
 		usbip_uerr("cannot find a urb of seqnum %u\n",
@@ -161,7 +159,12 @@ static void vhci_recv_ret_unlink(struct vhci_device *vdev,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock(&vdev->priv_lock);
+
 	urb = pickup_urb_and_free_priv(vdev, unlink->unlink_seqnum);
+
+	spin_unlock(&vdev->priv_lock);
+
 	if (!urb) {
 		/*
 		 * I get the result of a unlink request. But, it seems that I