diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
index 2526a0e03cde..3d6daa8b748e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ static int usbtmc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	list_del(&file_data->file_elem);
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&file_data->data->dev_lock);
+
+	/* flush anchored URBs */
+	usbtmc_draw_down(file_data);
 	mutex_unlock(&file_data->data->io_mutex);
 
 	kref_put(&file_data->data->kref, usbtmc_delete);