diff --git a/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_seq.c b/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_seq.c
index e03c88377bb6..1004a7df1b8c 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_seq.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_seq.c
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ static void snd_opl3_seq_remove(struct snd_seq_device *dev)
 		snd_seq_delete_kernel_client(opl3->seq_client);
 		opl3->seq_client = -1;
 	}
+	/* Stop the shared timer after all event callbacks have been drained. */
+	timer_shutdown_sync(&opl3->tlist);
 }
 
 static struct snd_seq_driver opl3_seq_driver = {