diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c b/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c
index e61dd039354b..f74a977cf8f8 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c
@@ -922,6 +922,9 @@ static void mcp2221_hid_unregister(void *ptr)
 /* This is needed to be sure hid_hw_stop() isn't called twice by the subsystem */
 static void mcp2221_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
 {
+	struct mcp2221 *mcp = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mcp->init_work);
 }
 
 #if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_IIO)