diff --git a/drivers/dahdi/wcte12xp/base.c b/drivers/dahdi/wcte12xp/base.c
index 22bd450..19ca58e 100644
--- a/drivers/dahdi/wcte12xp/base.c
+++ b/drivers/dahdi/wcte12xp/base.c
@@ -658,6 +658,17 @@ static int __t1_getresult(struct t1 *wc, struct command *cmd)
 
 	might_sleep();
 
+	if (test_bit(IOERROR, &wc->bit_flags)) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&wc->reglock, flags);
+		list_del_init(&cmd->node);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wc->reglock, flags);
+		if (printk_ratelimit()) {
+			dev_warn(&wc->vb.pdev->dev,
+				 "Timeout in %s\n", __func__);
+		}
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	ret = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&cmd->complete, HZ*10);
 	if (unlikely(!ret)) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&wc->reglock, flags);
@@ -666,13 +677,13 @@ static int __t1_getresult(struct t1 *wc, struct command *cmd)
 			 * can go ahead and free it right away. */
 			list_del_init(&cmd->node);
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wc->reglock, flags);
-			free_cmd(wc, cmd);
 			if (-ERESTARTSYS != ret) {
 				if (printk_ratelimit()) {
 					dev_warn(&wc->vb.pdev->dev,
 						 "Timeout in %s\n", __func__);
 				}
 				ret = -EIO;
+				set_bit(IOERROR, &wc->bit_flags);
 			}
 			return ret;
 		} else {
@@ -683,7 +694,6 @@ static int __t1_getresult(struct t1 *wc, struct command *cmd)
 			ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&cmd->complete, HZ*2);
 			WARN_ON(!ret);
 			ret = cmd->data;
-			free_cmd(wc, cmd);
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/dahdi/wcte12xp/wcte12xp.h b/drivers/dahdi/wcte12xp/wcte12xp.h
index 838f0dd..27ce597 100644
--- a/drivers/dahdi/wcte12xp/wcte12xp.h
+++ b/drivers/dahdi/wcte12xp/wcte12xp.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ struct t1 {
 #define INITIALIZED 1
 #define SHUTDOWN    2
 #define READY	    3
+#define IOERROR	    4
 	unsigned long bit_flags;
 	unsigned long alarmtimer;
 	unsigned char ledstate;