diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 8c8e15b8739dec0ae96d72b514045a99eb1ed7e1..7f9319586b7e0b5f30e41225f055058d55fca8b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1784,6 +1784,8 @@ static int phy_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phydev = to_phy_device(dev);
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&phydev->state_queue);
+
 	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
 	phydev->state = PHY_DOWN;
 	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);