diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-serio.c b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-serio.c
index f95a81b9fac7..2380546d7978 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-serio.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-serio.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static void iforce_serio_xmit(struct iforce *iforce)
 
 again:
 	if (iforce->xmit.head == iforce->xmit.tail) {
-		clear_bit(IFORCE_XMIT_RUNNING, iforce->xmit_flags);
+		iforce_clear_xmit_and_wake(iforce);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&iforce->xmit_lock, flags);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ again:
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(IFORCE_XMIT_AGAIN, iforce->xmit_flags))
 		goto again;
 
-	clear_bit(IFORCE_XMIT_RUNNING, iforce->xmit_flags);
+	iforce_clear_xmit_and_wake(iforce);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&iforce->xmit_lock, flags);
 }
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static irqreturn_t iforce_serio_irq(struct serio *serio,
 			iforce_serio->cmd_response_len = iforce_serio->len;
 
 			/* Signal that command is done */
-			wake_up(&iforce->wait);
+			wake_up_all(&iforce->wait);
 		} else if (likely(iforce->type)) {
 			iforce_process_packet(iforce, iforce_serio->id,
 					      iforce_serio->data_in,
diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-usb.c b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-usb.c
index ea58805c480f..cba92bd590a8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-usb.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static void __iforce_usb_xmit(struct iforce *iforce)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&iforce->xmit_lock, flags);
 
 	if (iforce->xmit.head == iforce->xmit.tail) {
-		clear_bit(IFORCE_XMIT_RUNNING, iforce->xmit_flags);
+		iforce_clear_xmit_and_wake(iforce);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&iforce->xmit_lock, flags);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ static void __iforce_usb_xmit(struct iforce *iforce)
 	XMIT_INC(iforce->xmit.tail, n);
 
 	if ( (n=usb_submit_urb(iforce_usb->out, GFP_ATOMIC)) ) {
-		clear_bit(IFORCE_XMIT_RUNNING, iforce->xmit_flags);
 		dev_warn(&iforce_usb->intf->dev,
 			 "usb_submit_urb failed %d\n", n);
+		iforce_clear_xmit_and_wake(iforce);
 	}
 
 	/* The IFORCE_XMIT_RUNNING bit is not cleared here. That's intended.
@@ -175,15 +175,15 @@ static void iforce_usb_out(struct urb *urb)
 	struct iforce *iforce = &iforce_usb->iforce;
 
 	if (urb->status) {
-		clear_bit(IFORCE_XMIT_RUNNING, iforce->xmit_flags);
 		dev_dbg(&iforce_usb->intf->dev, "urb->status %d, exiting\n",
 			urb->status);
+		iforce_clear_xmit_and_wake(iforce);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	__iforce_usb_xmit(iforce);
 
-	wake_up(&iforce->wait);
+	wake_up_all(&iforce->wait);
 }
 
 static int iforce_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce.h b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce.h
index 6aa761ebbdf7..9ccb9107ccbe 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce.h
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce.h
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ static inline int iforce_get_id_packet(struct iforce *iforce, u8 id,
 					 response_data, response_len);
 }
 
+static inline void iforce_clear_xmit_and_wake(struct iforce *iforce)
+{
+	clear_bit(IFORCE_XMIT_RUNNING, iforce->xmit_flags);
+	wake_up_all(&iforce->wait);
+}
+
 /* Public functions */
 /* iforce-main.c */
 int iforce_init_device(struct device *parent, u16 bustype,