diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb.c
index 2e7d513a7c11..9accc8272c27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb.c
@@ -1246,6 +1246,9 @@ static int kvaser_usb_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 	if (err)
 		netdev_warn(netdev, "Cannot stop device, error %d\n", err);
 
+	/* reset tx contexts */
+	kvaser_usb_unlink_tx_urbs(priv);
+
 	priv->can.state = CAN_STATE_STOPPED;
 	close_candev(priv->netdev);