diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/cadence_master.c b/drivers/soundwire/cadence_master.c
index e690237fe981..a0a63b76793e 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/cadence_master.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/cadence_master.c
@@ -1701,6 +1701,13 @@ int sdw_cdns_clock_stop(struct sdw_cdns *cdns, bool block_wake)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * wait for any in-flight peripheral event handling to complete before stopping the clock.
+	 * No need to disable peripheral interrupts before canceling the work, as the peripheral
+	 * interrupts are already masked before the work is scheduled.
+	 */
+	cancel_work_sync(&cdns->work);
+
 	/*
 	 * Before entering clock stop we mask the Slave
 	 * interrupts. This helps avoid having to deal with e.g. a