diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
index 95f4640c60e4..ddc44ca28722 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
@@ -2094,18 +2094,24 @@ static int btusb_close(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 
 	BT_DBG("%s", hdev->name);
 
-	cancel_delayed_work(&data->rx_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&data->work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&data->waker);
 
-	skb_queue_purge(&data->acl_q);
-
 	clear_bit(BTUSB_ISOC_RUNNING, &data->flags);
 	clear_bit(BTUSB_BULK_RUNNING, &data->flags);
 	clear_bit(BTUSB_INTR_RUNNING, &data->flags);
 	clear_bit(BTUSB_DIAG_RUNNING, &data->flags);
 
 	btusb_stop_traffic(data);
+
+	/* rx_work must only be canceled once the URBs that can rearm it are
+	 * gone, and it must be canceled synchronously since btusb_disconnect()
+	 * frees the btusb_data it dereferences right after hci_unregister_dev().
+	 */
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&data->rx_work);
+
+	skb_queue_purge(&data->acl_q);
+
 	btusb_free_frags(data);
 
 	err = usb_autopm_get_interface(data->intf);
@@ -2131,7 +2137,7 @@ static int btusb_flush(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 
 	BT_DBG("%s", hdev->name);
 
-	cancel_delayed_work(&data->rx_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&data->rx_work);
 
 	skb_queue_purge(&data->acl_q);