static int pn533_send_async_complete(struct pn533 *dev)
 {
        struct pn533_cmd *cmd = dev->cmd;
-       int status = cmd->status;
+       struct sk_buff *resp;
+       int status, rc = 0;
 
-       struct sk_buff *req = cmd->req;
-       struct sk_buff *resp = cmd->resp;
+       if (!cmd) {
+               dev_dbg(dev->dev, "%s: cmd not set\n", __func__);
+               goto done;
+       }
 
-       int rc;
+       dev_kfree_skb(cmd->req);
 
-       dev_kfree_skb(req);
+       status = cmd->status;
+       resp = cmd->resp;
 
        if (status < 0) {
                rc = cmd->complete_cb(dev, cmd->complete_cb_context,
                goto done;
        }
 
-       skb_pull(resp, dev->ops->rx_header_len);
-       skb_trim(resp, resp->len - dev->ops->rx_tail_len);
+       /* when no response is set we got interrupted */
+       if (!resp)
+               resp = ERR_PTR(-EINTR);
+
+       if (!IS_ERR(resp)) {
+               skb_pull(resp, dev->ops->rx_header_len);
+               skb_trim(resp, resp->len - dev->ops->rx_tail_len);
+       }
 
        rc = cmd->complete_cb(dev, cmd->complete_cb_context, resp);
 
        mutex_lock(&dev->cmd_lock);
 
        if (!dev->cmd_pending) {
+               dev->cmd = cmd;
                rc = dev->phy_ops->send_frame(dev, req);
-               if (rc)
+               if (rc) {
+                       dev->cmd = NULL;
                        goto error;
+               }
 
                dev->cmd_pending = 1;
-               dev->cmd = cmd;
                goto unlock;
        }
 
 
        pn533_build_cmd_frame(dev, cmd_code, req);
 
+       dev->cmd = cmd;
        rc = dev->phy_ops->send_frame(dev, req);
-       if (rc < 0)
+       if (rc < 0) {
+               dev->cmd = NULL;
                kfree(cmd);
-       else
-               dev->cmd = cmd;
+       }
 
        return rc;
 }
 
        mutex_unlock(&dev->cmd_lock);
 
+       dev->cmd = cmd;
        rc = dev->phy_ops->send_frame(dev, cmd->req);
        if (rc < 0) {
+               dev->cmd = NULL;
                dev_kfree_skb(cmd->req);
                kfree(cmd);
                return;
        }
 
-       dev->cmd = cmd;
 }
 
 struct pn533_sync_cmd_response {