diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
index 990f4f65c35e..83b084558ee5 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ ssize_t __mei_cl_send(struct mei_cl *cl, u8 *buf, size_t length,
 	bus = cl->dev;
 
 	mutex_lock(&bus->device_lock);
+	if (bus->dev_state != MEI_DEV_ENABLED) {
+		rets = -ENODEV;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!mei_cl_is_connected(cl)) {
 		rets = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
@@ -109,6 +114,10 @@ ssize_t __mei_cl_recv(struct mei_cl *cl, u8 *buf, size_t length)
 	bus = cl->dev;
 
 	mutex_lock(&bus->device_lock);
+	if (bus->dev_state != MEI_DEV_ENABLED) {
+		rets = -ENODEV;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	cb = mei_cl_read_cb(cl, NULL);
 	if (cb)