diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
index 38f07420f4f9..860da13bfb6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
@@ -449,10 +449,19 @@ static void hif_usb_stop(void *hif_handle)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 
 	/* The pending URBs have to be canceled. */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(tx_buf, tx_buf_tmp,
 				 &hif_dev->tx.tx_pending, list) {
+		usb_get_urb(tx_buf->urb);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 		usb_kill_urb(tx_buf->urb);
+		list_del(&tx_buf->list);
+		usb_free_urb(tx_buf->urb);
+		kfree(tx_buf->buf);
+		kfree(tx_buf);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 
 	usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&hif_dev->mgmt_submitted);
 }
@@ -762,27 +771,37 @@ static void ath9k_hif_usb_dealloc_tx_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 	struct tx_buf *tx_buf = NULL, *tx_buf_tmp = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(tx_buf, tx_buf_tmp,
 				 &hif_dev->tx.tx_buf, list) {
+		usb_get_urb(tx_buf->urb);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 		usb_kill_urb(tx_buf->urb);
 		list_del(&tx_buf->list);
 		usb_free_urb(tx_buf->urb);
 		kfree(tx_buf->buf);
 		kfree(tx_buf);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 	hif_dev->tx.flags |= HIF_USB_TX_FLUSH;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(tx_buf, tx_buf_tmp,
 				 &hif_dev->tx.tx_pending, list) {
+		usb_get_urb(tx_buf->urb);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 		usb_kill_urb(tx_buf->urb);
 		list_del(&tx_buf->list);
 		usb_free_urb(tx_buf->urb);
 		kfree(tx_buf->buf);
 		kfree(tx_buf);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 
 	usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&hif_dev->mgmt_submitted);
 }