diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
index 467b1ddaf4e75ec641129eb16388bba7189de692..f2854337cdcac8073bd59854bfd58eb22d2480fc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
@@ -2350,7 +2350,9 @@ void uvc_ctrl_cleanup_device(struct uvc_device *dev)
 	struct uvc_entity *entity;
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	cancel_work_sync(&dev->async_ctrl.work);
+	/* Can be uninitialized if we are aborting on probe error. */
+	if (dev->async_ctrl.work.func)
+		cancel_work_sync(&dev->async_ctrl.work);
 
 	/* Free controls and control mappings for all entities. */
 	list_for_each_entry(entity, &dev->entities, list) {