diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
index b1512f9c5895c..aed3e51d6d354 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ static void cec_data_cancel(struct cec_data *data, u8 tx_status, u8 rx_status)
 	cec_queue_msg_monitor(adap, &data->msg, 1);
 
 	if (!data->blocking && data->msg.sequence)
-		/* Allow drivers to process the message first */
-		call_op(adap, received, &data->msg);
+		/* Allow drivers to react to a canceled transmit */
+		call_void_op(adap, adap_nb_transmit_canceled, &data->msg);
 
 	cec_data_completed(data);
 }
diff --git a/include/media/cec.h b/include/media/cec.h
index abee41ae02d0e..6556cc161dc0a 100644
--- a/include/media/cec.h
+++ b/include/media/cec.h
@@ -121,14 +121,16 @@ struct cec_adap_ops {
 	void (*adap_configured)(struct cec_adapter *adap, bool configured);
 	int (*adap_transmit)(struct cec_adapter *adap, u8 attempts,
 			     u32 signal_free_time, struct cec_msg *msg);
+	void (*adap_nb_transmit_canceled)(struct cec_adapter *adap,
+					  const struct cec_msg *msg);
 	void (*adap_status)(struct cec_adapter *adap, struct seq_file *file);
 	void (*adap_free)(struct cec_adapter *adap);
 
-	/* Error injection callbacks */
+	/* Error injection callbacks, called without adap->lock held */
 	int (*error_inj_show)(struct cec_adapter *adap, struct seq_file *sf);
 	bool (*error_inj_parse_line)(struct cec_adapter *adap, char *line);
 
-	/* High-level CEC message callback */
+	/* High-level CEC message callback, called without adap->lock held */
 	int (*received)(struct cec_adapter *adap, struct cec_msg *msg);
 };