diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/xen-kbdfront.c b/drivers/input/misc/xen-kbdfront.c
index 02ca8680ea5b..6f7d99013031 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/xen-kbdfront.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/xen-kbdfront.c
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ static void xenkbd_backend_changed(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 	case XenbusStateReconfiguring:
 	case XenbusStateReconfigured:
 	case XenbusStateUnknown:
-	case XenbusStateClosed:
 		break;
 
 	case XenbusStateInitWait:
@@ -350,6 +349,10 @@ InitWait:
 
 		break;
 
+	case XenbusStateClosed:
+		if (dev->state == XenbusStateClosed)
+			break;
+		/* Missed the backend's CLOSING state -- fallthrough */
 	case XenbusStateClosing:
 		xenbus_frontend_closed(dev);
 		break;