diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c b/drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c
index 68cf582fd..8bcf7fe 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c
@@ -476,8 +476,6 @@
 	add_timer(&timer);
 	wait_for_completion(done);
 	status = urb->status;
-	if (status == -ECONNRESET)
-		status = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	del_timer_sync(&timer);
 
 	if (actual_length)
@@ -671,11 +669,8 @@
 	/* start ADSL */
 	mutex_lock(&instance->adsl_state_serialize);
 	ret = cxacru_cm(instance, CM_REQUEST_CHIP_ADSL_LINE_START, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret < 0)
 		atm_err(usbatm_instance, "cxacru_atm_start: CHIP_ADSL_LINE_START returned %d\n", ret);
-		mutex_unlock(&instance->adsl_state_serialize);
-		return ret;
-	}
 
 	/* Start status polling */
 	mutex_lock(&instance->poll_state_serialize);