diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
index 69b8d6da651b..fa9bab8c89ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
@@ -750,8 +750,21 @@ static void gs_usb_xmit_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	struct gs_can *dev = txc->dev;
 	struct net_device *netdev = dev->netdev;
 
-	if (urb->status)
-		netdev_info(netdev, "usb xmit fail %u\n", txc->echo_id);
+	if (!urb->status)
+		return;
+
+	if (urb->status != -ESHUTDOWN && net_ratelimit())
+		netdev_info(netdev, "failed to xmit URB %u: %pe\n",
+			    txc->echo_id, ERR_PTR(urb->status));
+
+	netdev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+	netdev->stats.tx_errors++;
+
+	can_free_echo_skb(netdev, txc->echo_id, NULL);
+	gs_free_tx_context(txc);
+	atomic_dec(&dev->active_tx_urbs);
+
+	netif_wake_queue(netdev);
 }
 
 static netdev_tx_t gs_can_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,