diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_core.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_core.c
index 62701ec34272..d0a2a2a33c1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_core.c
@@ -361,7 +361,14 @@ static void kvaser_usb_read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 			  urb->transfer_buffer, KVASER_USB_RX_BUFFER_SIZE,
 			  kvaser_usb_read_bulk_callback, dev);
 
+	usb_anchor_urb(urb, &dev->rx_submitted);
+
 	err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!err)
+		return;
+
+	usb_unanchor_urb(urb);
+
 	if (err == -ENODEV) {
 		for (i = 0; i < dev->nchannels; i++) {
 			struct kvaser_usb_net_priv *priv;
@@ -372,7 +379,7 @@ static void kvaser_usb_read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 
 			netif_device_detach(priv->netdev);
 		}
-	} else if (err) {
+	} else {
 		dev_err(&dev->intf->dev,
 			"Failed resubmitting read bulk urb: %d\n", err);
 	}