PDBG("%s last streaming msg ack ep %p tid %u state %u "
                     "initiator %u freeing skb\n", __func__, ep, ep->hwtid,
                     state_read(&ep->com), ep->mpa_attr.initiator ? 1 : 0);
+               mutex_lock(&ep->com.mutex);
                kfree_skb(ep->mpa_skb);
                ep->mpa_skb = NULL;
-               mutex_lock(&ep->com.mutex);
                if (test_bit(STOP_MPA_TIMER, &ep->com.flags))
                        stop_ep_timer(ep);
                mutex_unlock(&ep->com.mutex);
                        ep->com.state = ABORTING;
                else {
                        ep->com.state = CLOSING;
+
+                       /*
+                        * if we close before we see the fw4_ack() then we fix
+                        * up the timer state since we're reusing it.
+                        */
+                       if (ep->mpa_skb &&
+                           test_bit(STOP_MPA_TIMER, &ep->com.flags)) {
+                               clear_bit(STOP_MPA_TIMER, &ep->com.flags);
+                               stop_ep_timer(ep);
+                       }
                        start_ep_timer(ep);
                }
                set_bit(CLOSE_SENT, &ep->com.flags);