diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index c980cdbd6e53..a9ba9fe263ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -2008,7 +2008,10 @@ static void netback_changed(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 	case XenbusStateInitialised:
 	case XenbusStateReconfiguring:
 	case XenbusStateReconfigured:
+		break;
+
 	case XenbusStateUnknown:
+		wake_up_all(&module_unload_q);
 		break;
 
 	case XenbusStateInitWait:
@@ -2139,7 +2142,9 @@ static int xennet_remove(struct xenbus_device *dev)
 		xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateClosing);
 		wait_event(module_unload_q,
 			   xenbus_read_driver_state(dev->otherend) ==
-			   XenbusStateClosing);
+			   XenbusStateClosing ||
+			   xenbus_read_driver_state(dev->otherend) ==
+			   XenbusStateUnknown);
 
 		xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateClosed);
 		wait_event(module_unload_q,