diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index 9de9dbe943998e1790a8d514157eea8028410238..84eb6ad3637752c686a9cd8d1be0e058cacda162 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -1062,8 +1062,10 @@ void rt2x00lib_remove_dev(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 	 * Stop all work.
 	 */
 	cancel_work_sync(&rt2x00dev->intf_work);
-	cancel_work_sync(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_work);
-	cancel_work_sync(&rt2x00dev->txdone_work);
+	if (rt2x00_is_usb(rt2x00dev)) {
+		cancel_work_sync(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_work);
+		cancel_work_sync(&rt2x00dev->txdone_work);
+	}
 	destroy_workqueue(rt2x00dev->workqueue);
 
 	/*