diff --git a/sound/usb/midi.c b/sound/usb/midi.c
index 047b90595d65..354f57692938 100644
--- a/sound/usb/midi.c
+++ b/sound/usb/midi.c
@@ -1499,6 +1499,8 @@ void snd_usbmidi_disconnect(struct list_head *p)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&umidi->disc_lock);
 	up_write(&umidi->disc_rwsem);
 
+	del_timer_sync(&umidi->error_timer);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < MIDI_MAX_ENDPOINTS; ++i) {
 		struct snd_usb_midi_endpoint *ep = &umidi->endpoints[i];
 		if (ep->out)
@@ -1525,7 +1527,6 @@ void snd_usbmidi_disconnect(struct list_head *p)
 			ep->in = NULL;
 		}
 	}
-	del_timer_sync(&umidi->error_timer);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_usbmidi_disconnect);
 
@@ -2301,16 +2302,22 @@ void snd_usbmidi_input_stop(struct list_head *p)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_usbmidi_input_stop);
 
-static void snd_usbmidi_input_start_ep(struct snd_usb_midi_in_endpoint *ep)
+static void snd_usbmidi_input_start_ep(struct snd_usb_midi *umidi,
+				       struct snd_usb_midi_in_endpoint *ep)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (!ep)
 		return;
 	for (i = 0; i < INPUT_URBS; ++i) {
 		struct urb *urb = ep->urbs[i];
-		urb->dev = ep->umidi->dev;
-		snd_usbmidi_submit_urb(urb, GFP_KERNEL);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&umidi->disc_lock, flags);
+		if (!atomic_read(&urb->use_count)) {
+			urb->dev = ep->umidi->dev;
+			snd_usbmidi_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&umidi->disc_lock, flags);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2326,7 +2333,7 @@ void snd_usbmidi_input_start(struct list_head *p)
 	if (umidi->input_running || !umidi->opened[1])
 		return;
 	for (i = 0; i < MIDI_MAX_ENDPOINTS; ++i)
-		snd_usbmidi_input_start_ep(umidi->endpoints[i].in);
+		snd_usbmidi_input_start_ep(umidi, umidi->endpoints[i].in);
 	umidi->input_running = 1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_usbmidi_input_start);