diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb_wwan.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb_wwan.c
index 13be21aad2f4..4b9845807bee 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb_wwan.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb_wwan.c
@@ -270,6 +270,10 @@ static void usb_wwan_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	if (status) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "%s: nonzero status: %d on endpoint %02x.\n",
 			__func__, status, endpoint);
+
+		/* don't resubmit on fatal errors */
+		if (status == -ESHUTDOWN || status == -ENOENT)
+			return;
 	} else {
 		if (urb->actual_length) {
 			tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data,