2 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
index d1ac15c95faf..ed1b43210584 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
@@ -802,10 +802,9 @@ static void sierra_net_unbind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 
         dev_dbg(&dev->udev->dev, "%s", __func__);
 
-        /* Kill the timer then flush the work queue */
+        /* kill the timer and work */
         del_timer_sync(&priv->sync_timer);
-
-        flush_scheduled_work();
+        cancel_work_sync(&priv->sierra_net_kevent);
 
         /* tell modem we are going away */
         status = sierra_net_send_cmd(dev, priv->shdwn_msg,
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index cff74b81a7d2..ed9a41643ff4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1248,8 +1248,7 @@ void usbnet_disconnect (struct usb_interface *intf)
         net = dev->net;
         unregister_netdev (net);
 
-        /* we don't hold rtnl here ... */
-        flush_scheduled_work ();
+        cancel_work_sync(&dev->kevent);
 
         if (dev->driver_info->unbind)
                 dev->driver_info->unbind (dev, intf);