diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index ed73f6fb0779b9b80ddc5cf5833c08d4c863a248..b48874b8e1ea05e75cf34976b4b669ffb0b3f204 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -1132,6 +1132,7 @@ void acpi_os_wait_events_complete(void)
 	flush_workqueue(kacpid_wq);
 	flush_workqueue(kacpi_notify_wq);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_os_wait_events_complete);
 
 struct acpi_hp_work {
 	struct work_struct work;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c b/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c
index 7a3431018e0ab4ce96dc055abf31444e498b04bb..5008ead4609a46edafe73b9481b9912c71efc464 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ int acpi_smbus_unregister_callback(struct acpi_smb_hc *hc)
 	hc->callback = NULL;
 	hc->context = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&hc->lock);
+	acpi_os_wait_events_complete();
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ static int acpi_smbus_hc_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
 
 	hc = acpi_driver_data(device);
 	acpi_ec_remove_query_handler(hc->ec, hc->query_bit);
+	acpi_os_wait_events_complete();
 	kfree(hc);
 	device->driver_data = NULL;
 	return 0;