diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index 67ff370d80afed55b52a256b0fbff13e8f6a2dc4..0b2adefe9e3d55f3b20e3e668a8d5e7969058948 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -3531,12 +3531,18 @@ static void fbcon_exit(void)
 	softback_buf = 0UL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < FB_MAX; i++) {
+		int pending;
+
 		mapped = 0;
 		info = registered_fb[i];
 
 		if (info == NULL)
 			continue;
 
+		pending = cancel_work_sync(&info->queue);
+		DPRINTK("fbcon: %s pending work\n", (pending ? "canceled" :
+			"no"));
+
 		for (j = first_fb_vc; j <= last_fb_vc; j++) {
 			if (con2fb_map[j] == i)
 				mapped = 1;