diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
index 478937418a33..8dbe086e0a96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
@@ -1506,6 +1506,7 @@ static void smsc75xx_unbind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
 	struct smsc75xx_priv *pdata = (struct smsc75xx_priv *)(dev->data[0]);
 	if (pdata) {
+		cancel_work_sync(&pdata->set_multicast);
 		netif_dbg(dev, ifdown, dev->net, "free pdata\n");
 		kfree(pdata);
 		pdata = NULL;