diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
index 8b97f777ddf4..b7cb9977f778 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
@@ -595,16 +595,12 @@ static int gspca_set_alt0(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
 static void gspca_stream_off(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
 {
 	gspca_dev->streaming = 0;
-	if (gspca_dev->present) {
-		if (gspca_dev->sd_desc->stopN)
-			gspca_dev->sd_desc->stopN(gspca_dev);
-		destroy_urbs(gspca_dev);
-		gspca_input_destroy_urb(gspca_dev);
-		gspca_set_alt0(gspca_dev);
-		gspca_input_create_urb(gspca_dev);
-	}
-
-	/* always call stop0 to free the subdriver's resources */
+	if (gspca_dev->sd_desc->stopN)
+		gspca_dev->sd_desc->stopN(gspca_dev);
+	destroy_urbs(gspca_dev);
+	gspca_input_destroy_urb(gspca_dev);
+	gspca_set_alt0(gspca_dev);
+	gspca_input_create_urb(gspca_dev);
 	if (gspca_dev->sd_desc->stop0)
 		gspca_dev->sd_desc->stop0(gspca_dev);
 	PDEBUG(D_STREAM, "stream off OK");
@@ -2369,7 +2365,6 @@ void gspca_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
 	gspca_dev->dev = NULL;
 	gspca_dev->present = 0;
-	wake_up_interruptible(&gspca_dev->wq);
 	destroy_urbs(gspca_dev);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_INPUT) || defined(CONFIG_INPUT_MODULE)
@@ -2380,6 +2375,11 @@ void gspca_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 		input_unregister_device(input_dev);
 	}
 #endif
+	/* Free subdriver's streaming resources / stop sd workqueue(s) */
+	if (gspca_dev->sd_desc->stop0 && gspca_dev->streaming)
+		gspca_dev->sd_desc->stop0(gspca_dev);
+	gspca_dev->streaming = 0;
+	wake_up_interruptible(&gspca_dev->wq);
 
 	v4l2_device_disconnect(&gspca_dev->v4l2_dev);
 	video_unregister_device(&gspca_dev->vdev);