diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index 84f842331dfae0d7c4b194b42f283fae44e8a6af..7ccc967831f05bca5aba179bb88ff7880f55b92f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -3508,7 +3508,7 @@ static void fbcon_exit(void)
 	softback_buf = 0UL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < FB_MAX; i++) {
-		int pending;
+		int pending = 0;
 
 		mapped = 0;
 		info = registered_fb[i];
@@ -3516,7 +3516,8 @@ static void fbcon_exit(void)
 		if (info == NULL)
 			continue;
 
-		pending = cancel_work_sync(&info->queue);
+		if (info->queue.func)
+			pending = cancel_work_sync(&info->queue);
 		DPRINTK("fbcon: %s pending work\n", (pending ? "canceled" :
 			"no"));