diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb.h b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb.h
index 61e67986b625..62958f04a2f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb.h
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ struct kvaser_usb_dev_cfg {
 extern const struct kvaser_usb_dev_ops kvaser_usb_hydra_dev_ops;
 extern const struct kvaser_usb_dev_ops kvaser_usb_leaf_dev_ops;
 
+void kvaser_usb_unlink_tx_urbs(struct kvaser_usb_net_priv *priv);
+
 int kvaser_usb_recv_cmd(const struct kvaser_usb *dev, void *cmd, int len,
 			int *actual_len);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_core.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_core.c
index b6ba524dc5bd..bdcaccf8e2b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_core.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ static void kvaser_usb_reset_tx_urb_contexts(struct kvaser_usb_net_priv *priv)
 /* This method might sleep. Do not call it in the atomic context
  * of URB completions.
  */
-static void kvaser_usb_unlink_tx_urbs(struct kvaser_usb_net_priv *priv)
+void kvaser_usb_unlink_tx_urbs(struct kvaser_usb_net_priv *priv)
 {
 	usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&priv->tx_submitted);
 	kvaser_usb_reset_tx_urb_contexts(priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_leaf.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_leaf.c
index b065f24f962f..ab999e5ba8e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_leaf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_leaf.c
@@ -1430,6 +1430,8 @@ static int kvaser_usb_leaf_set_mode(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 	switch (mode) {
 	case CAN_MODE_START:
+		kvaser_usb_unlink_tx_urbs(priv);
+
 		err = kvaser_usb_leaf_simple_cmd_async(priv, CMD_START_CHIP);
 		if (err)
 			return err;