diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
index f666cb2ea7e03496cfe4dab4ddcd3f264fb8617b..23209c5cab05e86057359b4b9b6694307f7d67a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ static void mwifiex_pcie_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		mwifiex_init_shutdown_fw(priv, MWIFIEX_FUNC_SHUTDOWN);
 	}
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&card->work);
+
 	mwifiex_remove_card(adapter);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
index a82880132af409a79e0dd6076843e92ad7987bc7..248858723753d8bcca0ed53a751e981c84c0f45b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ mwifiex_sdio_remove(struct sdio_func *func)
 		mwifiex_init_shutdown_fw(priv, MWIFIEX_FUNC_SHUTDOWN);
 	}
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&card->work);
+
 	mwifiex_remove_card(adapter);
 }