diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
index 1ac6c5d..c255e77 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
@@ -668,7 +668,13 @@
 	memcpy(wb->buf, buf, count);
 	wb->len = count;
 
-	usb_autopm_get_interface_async(acm->control);
+	stat = usb_autopm_get_interface_async(acm->control);
+	if (stat) {
+		wb->use = 0;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&acm->write_lock, flags);
+		return stat;
+	}
+
 	if (acm->susp_count) {
 		usb_anchor_urb(wb->urb, &acm->delayed);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&acm->write_lock, flags);