diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
index 60069869596cbc2579bcfca0e6803944c800bda9..46dc50efc80af23f659fccade8de2aa67777f605 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ static int venus_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct device *dev = core->dev;
 	int ret;
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&core->work);
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
 	WARN_ON(ret < 0);