diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c
index ad655f0a4965ce87c60e9784262d88a774420879..e1aa56be9cc0b1cf19392922dec26d67701caa74 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c
@@ -728,9 +728,15 @@ static int emac_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct net_device *netdev = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 	struct emac_adapter *adpt = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
+	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
+	netif_tx_disable(netdev);
+
 	unregister_netdev(netdev);
 	netif_napi_del(&adpt->rx_q.napi);
 
+	free_irq(adpt->irq.irq, &adpt->irq);
+	cancel_work_sync(&adpt->work_thread);
+
 	emac_clks_teardown(adpt);
 
 	put_device(&adpt->phydev->mdio.dev);