diff --git a/drivers/usb/image/mdc800.c b/drivers/usb/image/mdc800.c
index e76a502fa9da..ca287b770e8c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/image/mdc800.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/image/mdc800.c
@@ -730,9 +730,11 @@ static ssize_t mdc800_device_read (struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t l
 					mutex_unlock(&mdc800->io_lock);
 					return len-left;
 				}
-				wait_event_timeout(mdc800->download_wait,
+				retval = wait_event_timeout(mdc800->download_wait,
 				     mdc800->downloaded,
 				     msecs_to_jiffies(TO_DOWNLOAD_GET_READY));
+				if (!retval)
+					usb_kill_urb(mdc800->download_urb);
 				mdc800->downloaded = 0;
 				if (mdc800->download_urb->status != 0)
 				{