diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
index ca948bbc388..a678186f218 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -1334,14 +1334,11 @@ static int processcompl(struct async *as, void __user * __user *arg)
 		}
 	}
 
-	free_async(as);
-
 	if (put_user(addr, (void __user * __user *)arg))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	return 0;
 
 err_out:
-	free_async(as);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
@@ -1371,8 +1368,11 @@ static struct async *reap_as(struct dev_state *ps)
 static int proc_reapurb(struct dev_state *ps, void __user *arg)
 {
 	struct async *as = reap_as(ps);
-	if (as)
-		return processcompl(as, (void __user * __user *)arg);
+	if (as) {
+		int retval = processcompl(as, (void __user * __user *)arg);
+		free_async(as);
+		return retval;
+	}
 	if (signal_pending(current))
 		return -EINTR;
 	return -EIO;
@@ -1380,11 +1380,16 @@ static int proc_reapurb(struct dev_state *ps, void __user *arg)
 
 static int proc_reapurbnonblock(struct dev_state *ps, void __user *arg)
 {
+	int retval;
 	struct async *as;
 
-	if (!(as = async_getcompleted(ps)))
-		return -EAGAIN;
-	return processcompl(as, (void __user * __user *)arg);
+	as = async_getcompleted(ps);
+	retval = -EAGAIN;
+	if (as) {
+		retval = processcompl(as, (void __user * __user *)arg);
+		free_async(as);
+	}
+	return retval;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
@@ -1497,7 +1502,6 @@ static int processcompl_compat(struct async *as, void __user * __user *arg)
 		}
 	}
 
-	free_async(as);
 	if (put_user(ptr_to_compat(addr), (u32 __user *)arg))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	return 0;
@@ -1506,8 +1510,11 @@ static int processcompl_compat(struct async *as, void __user * __user *arg)
 static int proc_reapurb_compat(struct dev_state *ps, void __user *arg)
 {
 	struct async *as = reap_as(ps);
-	if (as)
-		return processcompl_compat(as, (void __user * __user *)arg);
+	if (as) {
+		int retval = processcompl_compat(as, (void __user * __user *)arg);
+		free_async(as);
+		return retval;
+	}
 	if (signal_pending(current))
 		return -EINTR;
 	return -EIO;
@@ -1515,11 +1522,16 @@ static int proc_reapurb_compat(struct dev_state *ps, void __user *arg)
 
 static int proc_reapurbnonblock_compat(struct dev_state *ps, void __user *arg)
 {
+	int retval;
 	struct async *as;
 
-	if (!(as = async_getcompleted(ps)))
-		return -EAGAIN;
-	return processcompl_compat(as, (void __user * __user *)arg);
+	retval = -EAGAIN;
+	as = async_getcompleted(ps);
+	if (as) {
+		retval = processcompl_compat(as, (void __user * __user *)arg);
+		free_async(as);
+	}
+	return retval;
 }