diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/imon.c b/drivers/media/rc/imon.c
index f5221b018808..3469a401a572 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/imon.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/imon.c
@@ -598,6 +598,8 @@ static int send_packet(struct imon_context *ictx)
 	int retval = 0;
 	struct usb_ctrlrequest *control_req = NULL;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&ictx->lock);
+
 	/* Check if we need to use control or interrupt urb */
 	if (!ictx->tx_control) {
 		pipe = usb_sndintpipe(ictx->usbdev_intf0,
@@ -645,12 +647,15 @@ static int send_packet(struct imon_context *ictx)
 		smp_rmb(); /* ensure later readers know we're not busy */
 		pr_err_ratelimited("error submitting urb(%d)\n", retval);
 	} else {
-		/* Wait for transmission to complete (or abort) */
-		retval = wait_for_completion_interruptible(
-				&ictx->tx.finished);
-		if (retval) {
+		/* Wait for transmission to complete (or abort or timeout) */
+		retval = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&ictx->tx.finished, 10 * HZ);
+		if (retval <= 0) {
 			usb_kill_urb(ictx->tx_urb);
 			pr_err_ratelimited("task interrupted\n");
+			if (retval < 0)
+				ictx->tx.status = retval;
+			else
+				ictx->tx.status = -ETIMEDOUT;
 		}
 
 		ictx->tx.busy = false;
@@ -1121,7 +1126,7 @@ static int imon_ir_change_protocol(struct rc_dev *rc, u64 *rc_proto)
 	int retval;
 	struct imon_context *ictx = rc->priv;
 	struct device *dev = ictx->dev;
-	bool unlock = false;
+	const bool unlock = mutex_trylock(&ictx->lock);
 	unsigned char ir_proto_packet[] = {
 		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x86 };
 
@@ -1148,8 +1153,6 @@ static int imon_ir_change_protocol(struct rc_dev *rc, u64 *rc_proto)
 
 	memcpy(ictx->usb_tx_buf, &ir_proto_packet, sizeof(ir_proto_packet));
 
-	unlock = mutex_trylock(&ictx->lock);
-
 	retval = send_packet(ictx);
 	if (retval)
 		goto out;
@@ -1745,14 +1748,6 @@ static void usb_rx_callback_intf0(struct urb *urb)
 	if (!ictx)
 		return;
 
-	/*
-	 * if we get a callback before we're done configuring the hardware, we
-	 * can't yet process the data, as there's nowhere to send it, but we
-	 * still need to submit a new rx URB to avoid wedging the hardware
-	 */
-	if (!ictx->dev_present_intf0)
-		goto out;
-
 	switch (urb->status) {
 	case -ENOENT:		/* usbcore unlink successful! */
 		return;
@@ -1761,16 +1756,30 @@ static void usb_rx_callback_intf0(struct urb *urb)
 		break;
 
 	case 0:
-		imon_incoming_packet(ictx, urb, intfnum);
+		/*
+		 * if we get a callback before we're done configuring the hardware, we
+		 * can't yet process the data, as there's nowhere to send it, but we
+		 * still need to submit a new rx URB to avoid wedging the hardware
+		 */
+		if (ictx->dev_present_intf0)
+			imon_incoming_packet(ictx, urb, intfnum);
 		break;
 
+	case -ECONNRESET:
+	case -EILSEQ:
+	case -EPROTO:
+	case -EPIPE:
+		dev_warn(ictx->dev, "imon %s: status(%d)\n",
+			 __func__, urb->status);
+		usb_unlink_urb(urb);
+		return;
+
 	default:
 		dev_warn(ictx->dev, "imon %s: status(%d): ignored\n",
 			 __func__, urb->status);
 		break;
 	}
 
-out:
 	usb_submit_urb(ictx->rx_urb_intf0, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 
@@ -1786,14 +1795,6 @@ static void usb_rx_callback_intf1(struct urb *urb)
 	if (!ictx)
 		return;
 
-	/*
-	 * if we get a callback before we're done configuring the hardware, we
-	 * can't yet process the data, as there's nowhere to send it, but we
-	 * still need to submit a new rx URB to avoid wedging the hardware
-	 */
-	if (!ictx->dev_present_intf1)
-		goto out;
-
 	switch (urb->status) {
 	case -ENOENT:		/* usbcore unlink successful! */
 		return;
@@ -1802,16 +1803,30 @@ static void usb_rx_callback_intf1(struct urb *urb)
 		break;
 
 	case 0:
-		imon_incoming_packet(ictx, urb, intfnum);
+		/*
+		 * if we get a callback before we're done configuring the hardware, we
+		 * can't yet process the data, as there's nowhere to send it, but we
+		 * still need to submit a new rx URB to avoid wedging the hardware
+		 */
+		if (ictx->dev_present_intf1)
+			imon_incoming_packet(ictx, urb, intfnum);
 		break;
 
+	case -ECONNRESET:
+	case -EILSEQ:
+	case -EPROTO:
+	case -EPIPE:
+		dev_warn(ictx->dev, "imon %s: status(%d)\n",
+			 __func__, urb->status);
+		usb_unlink_urb(urb);
+		return;
+
 	default:
 		dev_warn(ictx->dev, "imon %s: status(%d): ignored\n",
 			 __func__, urb->status);
 		break;
 	}
 
-out:
 	usb_submit_urb(ictx->rx_urb_intf1, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }