diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c
index 036bfb7bf189..6d4dde15ac54 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ static void mpc52xx_spi_remove(struct platform_device *op)
 	struct mpc52xx_spi *ms = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
 	int i;
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&ms->work);
 	free_irq(ms->irq0, ms);
 	free_irq(ms->irq1, ms);