diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
index 5f7ac2807e5f47c78d32410e464cf38c1c4e485f..c757cab6b335026c9f00e43c6771c47413d24741 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ 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);