diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_dev.c b/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_dev.c
index da09c9f3ceb6..e2538a84c812 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_dev.c
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ static void ssp_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 	ssp_clean_pending_list(data);
 
 	free_irq(data->spi->irq, data);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&data->work_refresh);
 
 	timer_delete_sync(&data->wdt_timer);
 	cancel_work_sync(&data->work_wdt);