diff --git a/drivers/memstick/core/ms_block.c b/drivers/memstick/core/ms_block.c
index ce33907bfc24..65154e569a9e 100644
--- a/drivers/memstick/core/ms_block.c
+++ b/drivers/memstick/core/ms_block.c
@@ -2204,6 +2204,8 @@ static void msb_remove(struct memstick_dev *card)
 	msb_data_clear(msb);
 	mutex_unlock(&msb_disk_lock);
 
+	destroy_workqueue(msb->io_queue);
+
 	put_disk(msb->disk);
 	memstick_set_drvdata(card, NULL);
 }