diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c
index 529be35ac1782a62e9f18b71905fa597ea52a222..54d228acc0f5d9bac7b617cb2c36376abe1a0a42 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ void nfcmrvl_nci_unregister_dev(struct nfcmrvl_private *priv)
 {
 	struct nci_dev *ndev = priv->ndev;
 
+	nci_unregister_device(ndev);
 	if (priv->ndev->nfc_dev->fw_download_in_progress)
 		nfcmrvl_fw_dnld_abort(priv);
 
@@ -202,7 +203,6 @@ void nfcmrvl_nci_unregister_dev(struct nfcmrvl_private *priv)
 	if (gpio_is_valid(priv->config.reset_n_io))
 		gpio_free(priv->config.reset_n_io);
 
-	nci_unregister_device(ndev);
 	nci_free_device(ndev);
 	kfree(priv);
 }
diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index 269ee89d2c2bed67fe1c7f7de7c1265b931daa92..4100aec3017d14174b0227266fdc76266bbfbff1 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ static void ax25_kill_by_device(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	ax25_dev *ax25_dev;
 	ax25_cb *s;
+	struct sock *sk;
 
 	if ((ax25_dev = ax25_dev_ax25dev(dev)) == NULL)
 		return;
@@ -85,11 +86,22 @@ static void ax25_kill_by_device(struct net_device *dev)
 again:
 	ax25_for_each(s, &ax25_list) {
 		if (s->ax25_dev == ax25_dev) {
-			s->ax25_dev = NULL;
+			sk = s->sk;
+			if (!sk) {
+				spin_unlock_bh(&ax25_list_lock);
+				s->ax25_dev = NULL;
+				ax25_disconnect(s, ENETUNREACH);
+				spin_lock_bh(&ax25_list_lock);
+				goto again;
+			}
+			sock_hold(sk);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&ax25_list_lock);
+			lock_sock(sk);
+			s->ax25_dev = NULL;
 			ax25_disconnect(s, ENETUNREACH);
+			release_sock(sk);
 			spin_lock_bh(&ax25_list_lock);
-
+			sock_put(sk);
 			/* The entry could have been deleted from the
 			 * list meanwhile and thus the next pointer is
 			 * no longer valid.  Play it safe and restart
diff --git a/net/nfc/core.c b/net/nfc/core.c
index 6800470dd6df7a0eb216fa3dc078294946366e30..3b2983813ff13a4d911a388390e7b080c5b8f421 100644
--- a/net/nfc/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/core.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int nfc_fw_download(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name)
 
 	device_lock(&dev->dev);
 
-	if (!device_is_registered(&dev->dev)) {
+	if (dev->shutting_down) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int nfc_dev_up(struct nfc_dev *dev)
 
 	device_lock(&dev->dev);
 
-	if (!device_is_registered(&dev->dev)) {
+	if (dev->shutting_down) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ int nfc_dev_down(struct nfc_dev *dev)
 
 	device_lock(&dev->dev);
 
-	if (!device_is_registered(&dev->dev)) {
+	if (dev->shutting_down) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ int nfc_start_poll(struct nfc_dev *dev, u32 im_protocols, u32 tm_protocols)
 
 	device_lock(&dev->dev);
 
-	if (!device_is_registered(&dev->dev)) {
+	if (dev->shutting_down) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ int nfc_stop_poll(struct nfc_dev *dev)
 
 	device_lock(&dev->dev);
 
-	if (!device_is_registered(&dev->dev)) {
+	if (dev->shutting_down) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ int nfc_dep_link_up(struct nfc_dev *dev, int target_index, u8 comm_mode)
 
 	device_lock(&dev->dev);
 
-	if (!device_is_registered(&dev->dev)) {
+	if (dev->shutting_down) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ int nfc_dep_link_down(struct nfc_dev *dev)
 
 	device_lock(&dev->dev);
 
-	if (!device_is_registered(&dev->dev)) {
+	if (dev->shutting_down) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ int nfc_activate_target(struct nfc_dev *dev, u32 target_idx, u32 protocol)
 
 	device_lock(&dev->dev);
 
-	if (!device_is_registered(&dev->dev)) {
+	if (dev->shutting_down) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ int nfc_deactivate_target(struct nfc_dev *dev, u32 target_idx, u8 mode)
 
 	device_lock(&dev->dev);
 
-	if (!device_is_registered(&dev->dev)) {
+	if (dev->shutting_down) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ int nfc_data_exchange(struct nfc_dev *dev, u32 target_idx, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	device_lock(&dev->dev);
 
-	if (!device_is_registered(&dev->dev)) {
+	if (dev->shutting_down) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto error;
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ int nfc_enable_se(struct nfc_dev *dev, u32 se_idx)
 
 	device_lock(&dev->dev);
 
-	if (!device_is_registered(&dev->dev)) {
+	if (dev->shutting_down) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ int nfc_disable_se(struct nfc_dev *dev, u32 se_idx)
 
 	device_lock(&dev->dev);
 
-	if (!device_is_registered(&dev->dev)) {
+	if (dev->shutting_down) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -1126,6 +1126,7 @@ int nfc_register_device(struct nfc_dev *dev)
 			dev->rfkill = NULL;
 		}
 	}
+	dev->shutting_down = false;
 	device_unlock(&dev->dev);
 
 	rc = nfc_genl_device_added(dev);
@@ -1158,12 +1159,10 @@ void nfc_unregister_device(struct nfc_dev *dev)
 		rfkill_unregister(dev->rfkill);
 		rfkill_destroy(dev->rfkill);
 	}
+	dev->shutting_down = true;
 	device_unlock(&dev->dev);
 
 	if (dev->ops->check_presence) {
-		device_lock(&dev->dev);
-		dev->shutting_down = true;
-		device_unlock(&dev->dev);
 		del_timer_sync(&dev->check_pres_timer);
 		cancel_work_sync(&dev->check_pres_work);
 	}