diff --git a/drivers/platform/cznic/turris-omnia-mcu-gpio.c b/drivers/platform/cznic/turris-omnia-mcu-gpio.c
index 4e430d6c3fc4..8f43bfa92373 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/cznic/turris-omnia-mcu-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/cznic/turris-omnia-mcu-gpio.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/cleanup.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
-#include <linux/devm-helpers.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/gpio/driver.h>
@@ -841,6 +840,18 @@ static void button_release_emul_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 	generic_handle_irq_safe(mcu->client->irq);
 }
 
+static void omnia_disable_button_release_work(void *data)
+{
+	struct delayed_work *work = data;
+
+	/*
+	 * The IRQ thread may requeue this work while the IRQ remains active.
+	 * Disable and drain it before releasing the IRQ action and the MCU
+	 * state used by the worker.
+	 */
+	disable_delayed_work_sync(work);
+}
+
 static void
 fill_int_from_sts(unsigned long *rising, unsigned long *falling,
 		  unsigned long rising_sts, unsigned long falling_sts,
@@ -1082,21 +1093,9 @@ int omnia_mcu_register_gpiochip(struct omnia_mcu *mcu)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, err, "Cannot request IRQ\n");
 
 	if (!new_api) {
-		/*
-		 * The button_release_emul_work has to be initialized before the
-		 * thread is requested, and on driver remove it needs to be
-		 * canceled before the thread is freed. Therefore we can't use
-		 * devm_delayed_work_autocancel() directly, because the order
-		 *   devm_delayed_work_autocancel();
-		 *   devm_request_threaded_irq();
-		 * would cause improper release order:
-		 *   free_irq();
-		 *   cancel_delayed_work_sync();
-		 * Instead we first initialize the work above, and only now
-		 * after IRQ is requested we add the work devm action.
-		 */
-		err = devm_add_action(dev, devm_delayed_work_drop,
-				      &mcu->button_release_emul_work);
+		err = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev,
+					       omnia_disable_button_release_work,
+					       &mcu->button_release_emul_work);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}