diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/cec-adap.c b/drivers/media/cec/cec-adap.c
index a537e51..a7ea27d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/cec-adap.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/cec-adap.c
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@
 				(adap->needs_hpd &&
 				 (!adap->is_configured && !adap->is_configuring)) ||
 				kthread_should_stop() ||
-				(!adap->transmitting &&
+				(!adap->transmit_in_progress &&
 				 !list_empty(&adap->transmit_queue)),
 				msecs_to_jiffies(CEC_XFER_TIMEOUT_MS));
 			timeout = err == 0;
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
 			/* Otherwise we just wait for something to happen. */
 			wait_event_interruptible(adap->kthread_waitq,
 				kthread_should_stop() ||
-				(!adap->transmitting &&
+				(!adap->transmit_in_progress &&
 				 !list_empty(&adap->transmit_queue)));
 		}
 
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@
 			pr_warn("cec-%s: message %*ph timed out\n", adap->name,
 				adap->transmitting->msg.len,
 				adap->transmitting->msg.msg);
+			adap->transmit_in_progress = false;
 			adap->tx_timeouts++;
 			/* Just give up on this. */
 			cec_data_cancel(adap->transmitting,
@@ -486,7 +487,7 @@
 		 * If we are still transmitting, or there is nothing new to
 		 * transmit, then just continue waiting.
 		 */
-		if (adap->transmitting || list_empty(&adap->transmit_queue))
+		if (adap->transmit_in_progress || list_empty(&adap->transmit_queue))
 			goto unlock;
 
 		/* Get a new message to transmit */
@@ -532,6 +533,8 @@
 		if (adap->ops->adap_transmit(adap, data->attempts,
 					     signal_free_time, &data->msg))
 			cec_data_cancel(data, CEC_TX_STATUS_ABORTED);
+		else
+			adap->transmit_in_progress = true;
 
 unlock:
 		mutex_unlock(&adap->lock);
@@ -562,14 +565,17 @@
 	data = adap->transmitting;
 	if (!data) {
 		/*
-		 * This can happen if a transmit was issued and the cable is
+		 * This might happen if a transmit was issued and the cable is
 		 * unplugged while the transmit is ongoing. Ignore this
 		 * transmit in that case.
 		 */
-		dprintk(1, "%s was called without an ongoing transmit!\n",
-			__func__);
-		goto unlock;
+		if (!adap->transmit_in_progress)
+			dprintk(1, "%s was called without an ongoing transmit!\n",
+				__func__);
+		adap->transmit_in_progress = false;
+		goto wake_thread;
 	}
+	adap->transmit_in_progress = false;
 
 	msg = &data->msg;
 
@@ -635,7 +641,6 @@
 	 * for transmitting or to retry the current message.
 	 */
 	wake_up_interruptible(&adap->kthread_waitq);
-unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&adap->lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cec_transmit_done_ts);
@@ -1483,8 +1488,11 @@
 		if (adap->monitor_all_cnt)
 			WARN_ON(call_op(adap, adap_monitor_all_enable, false));
 		mutex_lock(&adap->devnode.lock);
-		if (adap->needs_hpd || list_empty(&adap->devnode.fhs))
+		if (adap->needs_hpd || list_empty(&adap->devnode.fhs)) {
 			WARN_ON(adap->ops->adap_enable(adap, false));
+			adap->transmit_in_progress = false;
+			wake_up_interruptible(&adap->kthread_waitq);
+		}
 		mutex_unlock(&adap->devnode.lock);
 		if (phys_addr == CEC_PHYS_ADDR_INVALID)
 			return;
@@ -1492,6 +1500,7 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&adap->devnode.lock);
 	adap->last_initiator = 0xff;
+	adap->transmit_in_progress = false;
 
 	if ((adap->needs_hpd || list_empty(&adap->devnode.fhs)) &&
 	    adap->ops->adap_enable(adap, true)) {
diff --git a/include/media/cec.h b/include/media/cec.h
index 9b7394a..dc4b412 100644
--- a/include/media/cec.h
+++ b/include/media/cec.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
 	unsigned int transmit_queue_sz;
 	struct list_head wait_queue;
 	struct cec_data *transmitting;
+	bool transmit_in_progress;
 
 	struct task_struct *kthread_config;
 	struct completion config_completion;