diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
index 4a54192..dda1401 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@
 	if (device == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	if (fw_device_is_shutdown(device)) {
+		fw_device_put(device);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	client = kzalloc(sizeof(*client), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (client == NULL) {
 		fw_device_put(device);
@@ -901,6 +906,9 @@
 {
 	struct client *client = file->private_data;
 
+	if (fw_device_is_shutdown(client->device))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	return dispatch_ioctl(client, cmd, (void __user *) arg);
 }
 
@@ -911,6 +919,9 @@
 {
 	struct client *client = file->private_data;
 
+	if (fw_device_is_shutdown(client->device))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	return dispatch_ioctl(client, cmd, compat_ptr(arg));
 }
 #endif
@@ -922,6 +933,9 @@
 	unsigned long size;
 	int page_count, retval;
 
+	if (fw_device_is_shutdown(client->device))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	/* FIXME: We could support multiple buffers, but we don't. */
 	if (client->buffer.pages != NULL)
 		return -EBUSY;