entry->skb->data, length,
                          rt2x00usb_interrupt_txdone, entry);
 
-       usb_submit_urb(entry_priv->urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+       if (usb_submit_urb(entry_priv->urb, GFP_ATOMIC)) {
+               set_bit(ENTRY_DATA_IO_FAILED, &entry->flags);
+               rt2x00lib_dmadone(entry);
+       }
 }
 
 void rt2x00usb_kick_tx_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
        if ((entry->queue->qid == QID_BEACON) &&
            (test_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_BEACON_GUARD, &rt2x00dev->flags)))
                usb_kill_urb(bcn_priv->guardian_urb);
-
-       /*
-        * We need a short delay here to wait for
-        * the URB to be canceled
-        */
-       do {
-               udelay(100);
-       } while (test_bit(ENTRY_OWNER_DEVICE_DATA, &entry->flags));
 }
 
 void rt2x00usb_kill_tx_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
                                rt2x00usb_interrupt_rxdone, entry);
 
                set_bit(ENTRY_OWNER_DEVICE_DATA, &entry->flags);
-               usb_submit_urb(entry_priv->urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+               if (usb_submit_urb(entry_priv->urb, GFP_ATOMIC)) {
+                       set_bit(ENTRY_DATA_IO_FAILED, &entry->flags);
+                       rt2x00lib_dmadone(entry);
+               }
        }
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00usb_clear_entry);