diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
index f418066569fc..bd9eb066ecf1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
@@ -1030,6 +1030,8 @@ static int gs_can_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 	usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&dev->tx_submitted);
 	atomic_set(&dev->active_tx_urbs, 0);
 
+	dev->can.state = CAN_STATE_STOPPED;
+
 	/* reset the device */
 	rc = gs_cmd_reset(dev);
 	if (rc < 0)
diff --git a/net/can/raw.c b/net/can/raw.c
index 2302e4882967..ba6b52b1d776 100644
--- a/net/can/raw.c
+++ b/net/can/raw.c
@@ -386,9 +386,9 @@ static int raw_release(struct socket *sock)
 	list_del(&ro->notifier);
 	spin_unlock(&raw_notifier_lock);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	/* remove current filters & unregister */
 	if (ro->bound) {
 		if (ro->dev)
@@ -405,12 +405,13 @@ static int raw_release(struct socket *sock)
 	ro->dev = NULL;
 	ro->count = 0;
 	free_percpu(ro->uniq);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	sock_orphan(sk);
 	sock->sk = NULL;
 
 	release_sock(sk);
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	sock_put(sk);
 
 	return 0;