diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
index 9c85f01e847b..eafa18efdeea 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
@@ -584,6 +584,21 @@ static int do_cancel(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void comedi_device_cancel_all(struct comedi_device *dev)
+{
+	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!dev->attached)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->n_subdevices; i++) {
+		s = &dev->subdevices[i];
+		if (s->async)
+			do_cancel(dev, s);
+	}
+}
+
 static int is_device_busy(struct comedi_device *dev)
 {
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_internal.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_internal.h
index fda1a7ba0e16..151693b11383 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_internal.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ int comedi_buf_alloc(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s,
 		     unsigned long new_size);
 void comedi_buf_reset(struct comedi_async *async);
 unsigned int comedi_buf_write_n_allocated(struct comedi_async *async);
+void comedi_device_cancel_all(struct comedi_device *dev);
 
 extern unsigned int comedi_default_buf_size_kb;
 extern unsigned int comedi_default_buf_maxsize_kb;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
index 1f44f2939f6a..4f727731a72d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ static void comedi_device_detach_cleanup(struct comedi_device *dev)
 
 void comedi_device_detach(struct comedi_device *dev)
 {
+	comedi_device_cancel_all(dev);
 	down_write(&dev->attach_lock);
 	dev->attached = false;
 	if (dev->driver)