diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
index bdda36f8e54167d9c50633555a517658842af4e3..60c400f6d01ff540b6a2e132c3520972336adb1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ static void tlan_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	free_netdev(dev);
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
+	cancel_work_sync(&priv->tlan_tqueue);
 }
 
 static void tlan_start(struct net_device *dev)