tty_kref_put(tty);
 }
 
-static void kill_traffic(struct usb_serial_port *port)
+static void usb_serial_port_poison_urbs(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 {
        int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(port->read_urbs); ++i)
-               usb_kill_urb(port->read_urbs[i]);
+               usb_poison_urb(port->read_urbs[i]);
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(port->write_urbs); ++i)
-               usb_kill_urb(port->write_urbs[i]);
-       /*
-        * This is tricky.
-        * Some drivers submit the read_urb in the
-        * handler for the write_urb or vice versa
-        * this order determines the order in which
-        * usb_kill_urb() must be used to reliably
-        * kill the URBs. As it is unknown here,
-        * both orders must be used in turn.
-        * The call below is not redundant.
-        */
-       usb_kill_urb(port->read_urb);
-       usb_kill_urb(port->interrupt_in_urb);
-       usb_kill_urb(port->interrupt_out_urb);
+               usb_poison_urb(port->write_urbs[i]);
+
+       usb_poison_urb(port->interrupt_in_urb);
+       usb_poison_urb(port->interrupt_out_urb);
+}
+
+static void usb_serial_port_unpoison_urbs(struct usb_serial_port *port)
+{
+       int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(port->read_urbs); ++i)
+               usb_unpoison_urb(port->read_urbs[i]);
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(port->write_urbs); ++i)
+               usb_unpoison_urb(port->write_urbs[i]);
+
+       usb_unpoison_urb(port->interrupt_in_urb);
+       usb_unpoison_urb(port->interrupt_out_urb);
 }
 
 static void usb_serial_port_release(struct device *dev)
                                tty_vhangup(tty);
                                tty_kref_put(tty);
                        }
-                       kill_traffic(port);
+                       usb_serial_port_poison_urbs(port);
                        cancel_work_sync(&port->work);
                        if (device_is_registered(&port->dev))
                                device_del(&port->dev);
        for (i = 0; i < serial->num_ports; ++i) {
                port = serial->port[i];
                if (port)
-                       kill_traffic(port);
+                       usb_serial_port_poison_urbs(port);
        }
 
 err_out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(usb_serial_suspend);
 
+static void usb_serial_unpoison_port_urbs(struct usb_serial *serial)
+{
+       struct usb_serial_port *port;
+       int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < serial->num_ports; ++i) {
+               port = serial->port[i];
+               if (port)
+                       usb_serial_port_unpoison_urbs(port);
+       }
+}
+
 int usb_serial_resume(struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
        struct usb_serial *serial = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
        int rv;
 
+       usb_serial_unpoison_port_urbs(serial);
+
        serial->suspending = 0;
        if (serial->type->resume)
                rv = serial->type->resume(serial);
        struct usb_serial *serial = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
        int rv;
 
+       usb_serial_unpoison_port_urbs(serial);
+
        serial->suspending = 0;
        if (serial->type->reset_resume)
                rv = serial->type->reset_resume(serial);