diff --git a/net/can/isotp.c b/net/can/isotp.c
index 9492009bc4ae..8ee580538d87 100644
--- a/net/can/isotp.c
+++ b/net/can/isotp.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ enum {
 struct tpcon {
 	int idx;
 	int len;
-	u8 state;
+	u32 state;
 	u8 bs;
 	u8 sn;
 	u8 ll_dl;
@@ -846,6 +846,7 @@ static int isotp_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct isotp_sock *so = isotp_sk(sk);
+	u32 old_state = so->tx.state;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct canfd_frame *cf;
@@ -858,39 +859,45 @@ static int isotp_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
 	/* we do not support multiple buffers - for now */
-	if (so->tx.state != ISOTP_IDLE || wq_has_sleeper(&so->wait)) {
-		if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT)
-			return -EAGAIN;
+	if (cmpxchg(&so->tx.state, ISOTP_IDLE, ISOTP_SENDING) != ISOTP_IDLE ||
+	    wq_has_sleeper(&so->wait)) {
+		if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT) {
+			err = -EAGAIN;
+			goto err_out;
+		}
 
 		/* wait for complete transmission of current pdu */
 		err = wait_event_interruptible(so->wait, so->tx.state == ISOTP_IDLE);
 		if (err)
-			return err;
+			goto err_out;
 	}
 
-	if (!size || size > MAX_MSG_LENGTH)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!size || size > MAX_MSG_LENGTH) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_out;
+	}
 
 	err = memcpy_from_msg(so->tx.buf, msg, size);
 	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
+		goto err_out;
 
 	dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(sk), so->ifindex);
-	if (!dev)
-		return -ENXIO;
+	if (!dev) {
+		err = -ENXIO;
+		goto err_out;
+	}
 
 	skb = sock_alloc_send_skb(sk, so->ll.mtu + sizeof(struct can_skb_priv),
 				  msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT, &err);
 	if (!skb) {
 		dev_put(dev);
-		return err;
+		goto err_out;
 	}
 
 	can_skb_reserve(skb);
 	can_skb_prv(skb)->ifindex = dev->ifindex;
 	can_skb_prv(skb)->skbcnt = 0;
 
-	so->tx.state = ISOTP_SENDING;
 	so->tx.len = size;
 	so->tx.idx = 0;
 
@@ -949,7 +956,7 @@ static int isotp_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 	if (err) {
 		pr_notice_once("can-isotp: %s: can_send_ret %d\n",
 			       __func__, err);
-		return err;
+		goto err_out;
 	}
 
 	if (wait_tx_done) {
@@ -961,6 +968,13 @@ static int isotp_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 	}
 
 	return size;
+
+err_out:
+	so->tx.state = old_state;
+	if (so->tx.state == ISOTP_IDLE)
+		wake_up_interruptible(&so->wait);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int isotp_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,