diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
index fb9808a52927520dbc6bdffc60eda010c448db4c..d2f615463f2463024052eecf482a4c508ac854aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ static int mwifiex_pcie_probe_of(struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void mwifiex_pcie_work(struct work_struct *work);
+static DECLARE_WORK(pcie_work, mwifiex_pcie_work);
+
 static int
 mwifiex_map_pci_memory(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		       size_t size, int flags)
@@ -254,6 +257,8 @@ static void mwifiex_pcie_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (!adapter || !adapter->priv_num)
 		return;
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&pcie_work);
+
 	if (user_rmmod && !adapter->mfg_mode) {
 		mwifiex_deauthenticate_all(adapter);
 
@@ -2732,7 +2737,6 @@ static void mwifiex_pcie_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		mwifiex_pcie_device_dump_work(save_adapter);
 }
 
-static DECLARE_WORK(pcie_work, mwifiex_pcie_work);
 /* This function dumps FW information */
 static void mwifiex_pcie_device_dump(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
index 3abc1dfb0ec43fb37b9b63141025ea8ed58f190c..159ac8037cdc502df0b540cf3ba871a7fe4991d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
  */
 static u8 user_rmmod;
 
+static void mwifiex_sdio_work(struct work_struct *work);
+static DECLARE_WORK(sdio_work, mwifiex_sdio_work);
+
 static struct mwifiex_if_ops sdio_ops;
 static unsigned long iface_work_flags;
 
@@ -218,7 +221,7 @@ static int mwifiex_sdio_resume(struct device *dev)
  * This function removes the interface and frees up the card structure.
  */
 static void
-mwifiex_sdio_remove(struct sdio_func *func)
+__mwifiex_sdio_remove(struct sdio_func *func)
 {
 	struct sdio_mmc_card *card;
 	struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter;
@@ -247,6 +250,13 @@ mwifiex_sdio_remove(struct sdio_func *func)
 	mwifiex_remove_card(adapter);
 }
 
+static void
+mwifiex_sdio_remove(struct sdio_func *func)
+{
+	cancel_work_sync(&sdio_work);
+	__mwifiex_sdio_remove(func);
+}
+
 /*
  * SDIO suspend.
  *
@@ -2222,7 +2232,7 @@ static void mwifiex_recreate_adapter(struct sdio_mmc_card *card)
 	 * discovered and initializes them from scratch.
 	 */
 
-	mwifiex_sdio_remove(func);
+	__mwifiex_sdio_remove(func);
 
 	/*
 	 * Normally, we would let the driver core take care of releasing these.
@@ -2569,7 +2579,6 @@ static void mwifiex_sdio_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		mwifiex_sdio_card_reset_work(save_adapter);
 }
 
-static DECLARE_WORK(sdio_work, mwifiex_sdio_work);
 /* This function resets the card */
 static void mwifiex_sdio_card_reset(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 {