diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 78f5613e9467cf5579a57f6d13137af9f5e1d5b9..6ab7443eabdefa2bdf7c4a4653433e10250b9bf2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -3388,7 +3388,6 @@ int wilc_init(struct net_device *dev, struct host_if_drv **hif_drv_handler)
 
 	clients_count++;
 
-	destroy_workqueue(hif_workqueue);
 _fail_:
 	return result;
 }