diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
index 054b8e74ba4f51d80852d9fec4b151aff3702340..0fc9414f8f18497d0fd06323ba4e95097162e40e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ static void 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);