diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c b/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
index 75ff409..61ceb78 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@
 		wake_up_interruptible(&dev->wait_stop_wd);
 	}
 
-	if (dev->dev_state == MEI_DEV_ENABLED) {
+	if (mei_cl_is_connected(&dev->wd_cl)) {
 		if (dev->wd_pending &&
 		    mei_cl_flow_ctrl_creds(&dev->wd_cl) > 0) {
 			if (mei_wd_send(dev))
@@ -613,6 +613,9 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!mei_cl_is_connected(&dev->iamthif_cl))
+		goto out;
+
 	if (dev->iamthif_stall_timer) {
 		if (--dev->iamthif_stall_timer == 0) {
 			dev_err(&dev->pdev->dev, "timer: amthif  hanged.\n");