diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c
index 6f3cfde4654ccf9dd5cac1fa61f94eb8c2bf13bc..426e39d4ccf0f0bbee4c5f78922039eccb57bea4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c
@@ -1353,7 +1353,8 @@ static void mwifiex_usb_cleanup_tx_aggr(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 				skb_dequeue(&port->tx_aggr.aggr_list)))
 				mwifiex_write_data_complete(adapter, skb_tmp,
 							    0, -1);
-		del_timer_sync(&port->tx_aggr.timer_cnxt.hold_timer);
+		if (port->tx_aggr.timer_cnxt.hold_timer.function)
+			del_timer_sync(&port->tx_aggr.timer_cnxt.hold_timer);
 		port->tx_aggr.timer_cnxt.is_hold_timer_set = false;
 		port->tx_aggr.timer_cnxt.hold_tmo_msecs = 0;
 	}