diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/ldusb.c b/drivers/usb/misc/ldusb.c
index ad4fb15..90f1301 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/ldusb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/ldusb.c
@@ -412,6 +412,9 @@
 
 	dev = file->private_data;
 
+	if (!dev->intf)
+		return POLLERR | POLLHUP;
+
 	poll_wait(file, &dev->read_wait, wait);
 	poll_wait(file, &dev->write_wait, wait);
 
@@ -767,6 +770,9 @@
 		ld_usb_delete(dev);
 	} else {
 		dev->intf = NULL;
+		/* wake up pollers */
+		wake_up_interruptible_all(&dev->read_wait);
+		wake_up_interruptible_all(&dev->write_wait);
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 	}