diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_usb.c
index 605e96e740576cf0d871181460dfc405efcc0835..2468ad662d3d24117ece684f97e91c075fdb361f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_usb.c
@@ -1128,6 +1128,7 @@ static int __init usb_init(void)
 
 	r = usb_register(&driver);
 	if (r) {
+		destroy_workqueue(zd_workqueue);
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s usb_register() failed. Error number %d\n",
 		       driver.name, r);
 		return r;