diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c b/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c
index db0b15622c39..053377dbced2 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c
@@ -1072,8 +1072,7 @@ static void mcp2221_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
 #if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_IIO)
 	struct mcp2221 *mcp = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
 
-	if (!gpio_mode_enforce)
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mcp->init_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mcp->init_work);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -1347,10 +1346,9 @@ static int mcp2221_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 #endif
 
 #if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_IIO)
-	if (!gpio_mode_enforce) {
-		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mcp->init_work, mcp_init_work);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mcp->init_work, mcp_init_work);
+	if (!gpio_mode_enforce)
 		schedule_delayed_work(&mcp->init_work, msecs_to_jiffies(100));
-	}
 #endif
 
 	return 0;