diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 7892d0be8af9..7e77bd2118ad 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1481,6 +1481,8 @@ static void release_tty(struct tty_struct *tty, int idx)
 	if (tty->link)
 		tty->link->port->itty = NULL;
 	tty_buffer_cancel_work(tty->port);
+	if (tty->link)
+		tty_buffer_cancel_work(tty->link->port);
 
 	tty_kref_put(tty->link);
 	tty_kref_put(tty);