diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 4b1f926..01e2103 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -450,8 +450,18 @@
 {
 	struct firmware_buf *buf = fw_priv->buf;
 
+	/*
+	 * There is a small window in which user can write to 'loading'
+	 * between loading done and disappearance of 'loading'
+	 */
+	if (test_bit(FW_STATUS_DONE, &buf->status))
+		return;
+
 	set_bit(FW_STATUS_ABORT, &buf->status);
 	complete_all(&buf->completion);
+
+	/* avoid user action after loading abort */
+	fw_priv->buf = NULL;
 }
 
 #define is_fw_load_aborted(buf)	\
@@ -528,7 +538,12 @@
 				     struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = to_firmware_priv(dev);
-	int loading = test_bit(FW_STATUS_LOADING, &fw_priv->buf->status);
+	int loading = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&fw_lock);
+	if (fw_priv->buf)
+		loading = test_bit(FW_STATUS_LOADING, &fw_priv->buf->status);
+	mutex_unlock(&fw_lock);
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", loading);
 }
@@ -570,12 +585,12 @@
 				      const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = to_firmware_priv(dev);
-	struct firmware_buf *fw_buf = fw_priv->buf;
+	struct firmware_buf *fw_buf;
 	int loading = simple_strtol(buf, NULL, 10);
 	int i;
 
 	mutex_lock(&fw_lock);
-
+	fw_buf = fw_priv->buf;
 	if (!fw_buf)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -777,10 +792,6 @@
 			struct firmware_priv, timeout_work.work);
 
 	mutex_lock(&fw_lock);
-	if (test_bit(FW_STATUS_DONE, &(fw_priv->buf->status))) {
-		mutex_unlock(&fw_lock);
-		return;
-	}
 	fw_load_abort(fw_priv);
 	mutex_unlock(&fw_lock);
 }
@@ -861,8 +872,6 @@
 
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&fw_priv->timeout_work);
 
-	fw_priv->buf = NULL;
-
 	device_remove_file(f_dev, &dev_attr_loading);
 err_del_bin_attr:
 	device_remove_bin_file(f_dev, &firmware_attr_data);