diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
index 23e09117bf4abb55baec54b8076f3d833e9f6681..e381deff37f3a8b518336c391f64d78e90150981 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
@@ -294,8 +294,6 @@ static void mwifiex_pcie_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (!adapter || !adapter->priv_num)
 		return;
 
-	cancel_work_sync(&card->work);
-
 	reg = card->pcie.reg;
 	if (reg)
 		ret = mwifiex_read_reg(adapter, reg->fw_status, &fw_status);
@@ -2854,6 +2852,8 @@ static void mwifiex_cleanup_pcie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	int ret;
 	u32 fw_status;
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&card->work);
+
 	ret = mwifiex_read_reg(adapter, reg->fw_status, &fw_status);
 	if (fw_status == FIRMWARE_READY_PCIE) {
 		mwifiex_dbg(adapter, INFO,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
index 9f7cabf0236b6216f27cae773ff2302c93c7efc7..58d3da09cfbd0bb33a4eeb142f35e3b487536979 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
@@ -387,8 +387,6 @@ mwifiex_sdio_remove(struct sdio_func *func)
 	if (!adapter || !adapter->priv_num)
 		return;
 
-	cancel_work_sync(&card->work);
-
 	mwifiex_dbg(adapter, INFO, "info: SDIO func num=%d\n", func->num);
 
 	ret = mwifiex_sdio_read_fw_status(adapter, &firmware_stat);
@@ -2158,6 +2156,8 @@ static void mwifiex_cleanup_sdio(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct sdio_mmc_card *card = adapter->card;
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&card->work);
+
 	kfree(card->mp_regs);
 	kfree(card->mpa_rx.skb_arr);
 	kfree(card->mpa_rx.len_arr);