diff --git a/drivers/usb/cdns3/cdnsp-ring.c b/drivers/usb/cdns3/cdnsp-ring.c
index 1b1438457fb0..e1ac6c398bd3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/cdns3/cdnsp-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/cdns3/cdnsp-ring.c
@@ -1523,7 +1523,14 @@ irqreturn_t cdnsp_thread_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pdev->lock, flags);
 
 	if (pdev->cdnsp_state & (CDNSP_STATE_HALTED | CDNSP_STATE_DYING)) {
-		cdnsp_died(pdev);
+		/*
+		 * While removing or stopping driver there may still be deferred
+		 * not handled interrupt which should not be treated as error.
+		 * Driver should simply ignore it.
+		 */
+		if (pdev->gadget_driver)
+			cdnsp_died(pdev);
+
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pdev->lock, flags);
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}