diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/message.c b/drivers/usb/core/message.c
index d5f834f1699325..a48678a0c83ac0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/message.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/message.c
@@ -589,12 +589,13 @@ void usb_sg_cancel(struct usb_sg_request *io)
 	int i, retval;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&io->lock, flags);
-	if (io->status) {
+	if (io->status || io->count == 0) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&io->lock, flags);
 		return;
 	}
 	/* shut everything down */
 	io->status = -ECONNRESET;
+	io->count++;		/* Keep the request alive until we're done */
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&io->lock, flags);
 
 	for (i = io->entries - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
@@ -608,6 +609,12 @@ void usb_sg_cancel(struct usb_sg_request *io)
 			dev_warn(&io->dev->dev, "%s, unlink --> %d\n",
 				 __func__, retval);
 	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&io->lock, flags);
+	io->count--;
+	if (!io->count)
+		complete(&io->complete);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&io->lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_sg_cancel);