diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
index e5a4cbb366dc7..ec287c9741e83 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
@@ -1520,6 +1520,7 @@ 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;