struct mutex            rlock;
        wait_queue_head_t       wait;
        struct work_struct      rxwork;
+       struct work_struct      service_outs_intr;
        int                     werr;
        int                     rerr;
        int                     resp_count;
        wake_up(&desc->wait);
 }
 
-/* forward declaration */
-static int service_outstanding_interrupt(struct wdm_device *desc);
-
 static void wdm_in_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
        struct wdm_device *desc = urb->context;
                }
        }
 skip_error:
-       set_bit(WDM_READ, &desc->flags);
-       wake_up(&desc->wait);
 
        if (desc->rerr) {
                /*
                 * We should respond to further attempts from the device to send
                 * data, so that we can get unstuck.
                 */
-               service_outstanding_interrupt(desc);
+               schedule_work(&desc->service_outs_intr);
+       } else {
+               set_bit(WDM_READ, &desc->flags);
+               wake_up(&desc->wait);
        }
-
        spin_unlock(&desc->iuspin);
 }
 
        }
 }
 
+static void service_interrupt_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct wdm_device *desc;
+
+       desc = container_of(work, struct wdm_device, service_outs_intr);
+
+       spin_lock_irq(&desc->iuspin);
+       service_outstanding_interrupt(desc);
+       if (!desc->resp_count) {
+               set_bit(WDM_READ, &desc->flags);
+               wake_up(&desc->wait);
+       }
+       spin_unlock_irq(&desc->iuspin);
+}
+
 /* --- hotplug --- */
 
 static int wdm_create(struct usb_interface *intf, struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *ep,
        desc->inum = cpu_to_le16((u16)intf->cur_altsetting->desc.bInterfaceNumber);
        desc->intf = intf;
        INIT_WORK(&desc->rxwork, wdm_rxwork);
+       INIT_WORK(&desc->service_outs_intr, service_interrupt_work);
 
        rv = -EINVAL;
        if (!usb_endpoint_is_int_in(ep))
        mutex_lock(&desc->wlock);
        kill_urbs(desc);
        cancel_work_sync(&desc->rxwork);
+       cancel_work_sync(&desc->service_outs_intr);
        mutex_unlock(&desc->wlock);
        mutex_unlock(&desc->rlock);
 
                /* callback submits work - order is essential */
                kill_urbs(desc);
                cancel_work_sync(&desc->rxwork);
+               cancel_work_sync(&desc->service_outs_intr);
        }
        if (!PMSG_IS_AUTO(message)) {
                mutex_unlock(&desc->wlock);
        mutex_lock(&desc->wlock);
        kill_urbs(desc);
        cancel_work_sync(&desc->rxwork);
+       cancel_work_sync(&desc->service_outs_intr);
        return 0;
 }