diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c b/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c
index dd9820d3fa032070a18c4f639b2e1700df75f467..1a42649253a5a4d3f06d7342f3e692dfed1bb1f2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ static void sierra_close(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 	struct usb_serial *serial = port->serial;
 	struct sierra_port_private *portdata;
 	struct sierra_intf_private *intfdata = port->serial->private;
+	struct urb *urb;
 
 	portdata = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 
@@ -780,6 +781,18 @@ static void sierra_close(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 	portdata->opened = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&intfdata->susp_lock);
 
+	for (;;) {
+		urb = usb_get_from_anchor(&portdata->delayed);
+		if (!urb)
+			break;
+		kfree(urb->transfer_buffer);
+		usb_free_urb(urb);
+		usb_autopm_put_interface_async(serial->interface);
+		spin_lock(&portdata->lock);
+		portdata->outstanding_urbs--;
+		spin_unlock(&portdata->lock);
+	}
+
 	sierra_stop_rx_urbs(port);
 	for (i = 0; i < portdata->num_in_urbs; i++) {
 		sierra_release_urb(portdata->in_urbs[i]);