diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_vf_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_vf_common.c
index 75a6f0898afe..29cdbed2e5ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_vf_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_vf_common.c
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ void wxvf_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct wx *wx = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 
-	cancel_work_sync(&wx->service_task);
 	netdev = wx->netdev;
 	unregister_netdev(netdev);
+	timer_shutdown_sync(&wx->service_timer);
+	cancel_work_sync(&wx->service_task);
 	kfree(wx->vfinfo);
 	kfree(wx->rss_key);
 	kfree(wx->mac_table);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_main.c
index 00726605628b..0dd128aa18da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_main.c
@@ -946,12 +946,13 @@ static void txgbe_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct txgbe *txgbe = wx->priv;
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 
-	cancel_work_sync(&wx->service_task);
-
 	netdev = wx->netdev;
 	wx_disable_sriov(wx);
 	unregister_netdev(netdev);
 
+	timer_shutdown_sync(&wx->service_timer);
+	cancel_work_sync(&wx->service_task);
+
 	txgbe_remove_phy(txgbe);
 	wx_free_isb_resources(wx);