dev->active_target = target;
                dev->rf_mode = NFC_RF_INITIATOR;
 
-               if (dev->ops->check_presence)
+               if (dev->ops->check_presence && !dev->shutting_down)
                        mod_timer(&dev->check_pres_timer, jiffies +
                                  msecs_to_jiffies(NFC_CHECK_PRES_FREQ_MS));
        }
                rc = dev->ops->im_transceive(dev, dev->active_target, skb, cb,
                                             cb_context);
 
-               if (!rc && dev->ops->check_presence)
+               if (!rc && dev->ops->check_presence && !dev->shutting_down)
                        mod_timer(&dev->check_pres_timer, jiffies +
                                  msecs_to_jiffies(NFC_CHECK_PRES_FREQ_MS));
        } else if (dev->rf_mode == NFC_RF_TARGET && dev->ops->tm_send != NULL) {
 
        pr_debug("dev_name=%s\n", dev_name(&dev->dev));
 
-       if (dev->ops->check_presence) {
-               del_timer_sync(&dev->check_pres_timer);
-               cancel_work_sync(&dev->check_pres_work);
-       }
-
        nfc_genl_data_exit(&dev->genl_data);
        kfree(dev->targets);
        kfree(dev);
                rc = dev->ops->check_presence(dev, dev->active_target);
                if (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP)
                        goto exit;
-               if (!rc) {
-                       mod_timer(&dev->check_pres_timer, jiffies +
-                                 msecs_to_jiffies(NFC_CHECK_PRES_FREQ_MS));
-               } else {
+               if (rc) {
                        u32 active_target_idx = dev->active_target->idx;
                        device_unlock(&dev->dev);
                        nfc_target_lost(dev, active_target_idx);
                        return;
                }
+
+               if (!dev->shutting_down)
+                       mod_timer(&dev->check_pres_timer, jiffies +
+                                 msecs_to_jiffies(NFC_CHECK_PRES_FREQ_MS));
        }
 
 exit:
 
        id = dev->idx;
 
-       mutex_lock(&nfc_devlist_mutex);
-       nfc_devlist_generation++;
-
-       /* lock to avoid unregistering a device while an operation
-          is in progress */
-       device_lock(&dev->dev);
-       device_del(&dev->dev);
-       device_unlock(&dev->dev);
+       if (dev->ops->check_presence) {
+               device_lock(&dev->dev);
+               dev->shutting_down = true;
+               device_unlock(&dev->dev);
+               del_timer_sync(&dev->check_pres_timer);
+               cancel_work_sync(&dev->check_pres_work);
+       }
 
-       mutex_unlock(&nfc_devlist_mutex);
+       rc = nfc_genl_device_removed(dev);
+       if (rc)
+               pr_debug("The userspace won't be notified that the device %s "
+                        "was removed\n", dev_name(&dev->dev));
 
        nfc_llcp_unregister_device(dev);
 
-       rc = nfc_genl_device_removed(dev);
-       if (rc)
-               pr_debug("The userspace won't be notified that the device %s was removed\n",
-                        dev_name(&dev->dev));
+       mutex_lock(&nfc_devlist_mutex);
+       nfc_devlist_generation++;
+       device_del(&dev->dev);
+       mutex_unlock(&nfc_devlist_mutex);
 
        ida_simple_remove(&nfc_index_ida, id);
-
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nfc_unregister_device);
 
 
        int r = 0;
 
        mutex_lock(&hdev->msg_tx_mutex);
+       if (hdev->shutting_down)
+               goto exit;
 
        if (hdev->cmd_pending_msg) {
                if (timer_pending(&hdev->cmd_timer) == 0) {
 {
        struct hci_msg *msg, *n;
 
+       mutex_lock(&hdev->msg_tx_mutex);
+
+       if (hdev->cmd_pending_msg) {
+               if (hdev->cmd_pending_msg->cb)
+                       hdev->cmd_pending_msg->cb(
+                                            hdev->cmd_pending_msg->cb_context,
+                                            NULL, -ESHUTDOWN);
+               kfree(hdev->cmd_pending_msg);
+               hdev->cmd_pending_msg = NULL;
+       }
+
+       hdev->shutting_down = true;
+
+       mutex_unlock(&hdev->msg_tx_mutex);
+
+       del_timer_sync(&hdev->cmd_timer);
+       cancel_work_sync(&hdev->msg_tx_work);
+
+       cancel_work_sync(&hdev->msg_rx_work);
+
+       nfc_unregister_device(hdev->ndev);
+
        skb_queue_purge(&hdev->rx_hcp_frags);
        skb_queue_purge(&hdev->msg_rx_queue);
 
                skb_queue_purge(&msg->msg_frags);
                kfree(msg);
        }
-
-       del_timer_sync(&hdev->cmd_timer);
-
-       nfc_unregister_device(hdev->ndev);
-
-       cancel_work_sync(&hdev->msg_tx_work);
-       cancel_work_sync(&hdev->msg_rx_work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nfc_hci_unregister_device);