diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56-sdw.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56-sdw.c
index b433266b7844..7d893d1243a2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56-sdw.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56-sdw.c
@@ -524,10 +524,11 @@ static int cs35l56_sdw_remove(struct sdw_slave *peripheral)
 
 	/* Disable SoundWire interrupts */
 	cs35l56->sdw_irq_no_unmask = true;
-	cancel_work_sync(&cs35l56->sdw_irq_work);
+	flush_work(&cs35l56->sdw_irq_work);
 	sdw_write_no_pm(peripheral, CS35L56_SDW_GEN_INT_MASK_1, 0);
 	sdw_read_no_pm(peripheral, CS35L56_SDW_GEN_INT_STAT_1);
 	sdw_write_no_pm(peripheral, CS35L56_SDW_GEN_INT_STAT_1, 0xFF);
+	flush_work(&cs35l56->sdw_irq_work);
 
 	cs35l56_remove(cs35l56);