diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index c3e1aa7c1a8057b7eb19270f8aacb3f718b86577..d2a1ea98d0f23a144653ed7fceefeb62a2191e75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -1220,7 +1220,8 @@ void rt2x00lib_remove_dev(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 		cancel_work_sync(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_work);
 		cancel_work_sync(&rt2x00dev->txdone_work);
 	}
-	destroy_workqueue(rt2x00dev->workqueue);
+	if (rt2x00dev->workqueue)
+		destroy_workqueue(rt2x00dev->workqueue);
 
 	/*
 	 * Free the tx status fifo.