diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-context.c b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-context.c
index 6bbed88d7867af00ae9de1cafe2751ec35d56bee..22719ba861aceb2d0e0c3f2b70b467b39ef26de9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-context.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-context.c
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ static void pvr2_context_destroy(struct pvr2_context *mp)
 {
 	if (mp->hdw) pvr2_hdw_destroy(mp->hdw);
 	pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_STRUCT,"Destroying pvr_main id=%p",mp);
-	flush_workqueue(mp->workqueue);
-	destroy_workqueue(mp->workqueue);
+	if (mp->workqueue) {
+		flush_workqueue(mp->workqueue);
+		destroy_workqueue(mp->workqueue);
+	}
 	kfree(mp);
 }