diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
index 34cd23724bed..bc4f16c8d11b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
@@ -1331,12 +1331,6 @@ static void handle_cmd_completion(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 
 	cmd = list_entry(xhci->cmd_list.next, struct xhci_command, cmd_list);
 
-	if (cmd->command_trb != xhci->cmd_ring->dequeue) {
-		xhci_err(xhci,
-			 "Command completion event does not match command\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
 	del_timer(&xhci->cmd_timer);
 
 	trace_xhci_cmd_completion(cmd_trb, (struct xhci_generic_trb *) event);
@@ -1348,6 +1342,13 @@ static void handle_cmd_completion(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 		xhci_handle_stopped_cmd_ring(xhci, cmd);
 		return;
 	}
+
+	if (cmd->command_trb != xhci->cmd_ring->dequeue) {
+		xhci_err(xhci,
+			 "Command completion event does not match command\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Host aborted the command ring, check if the current command was
 	 * supposed to be aborted, otherwise continue normally.