diff --git a/drivers/memstick/host/r592.c b/drivers/memstick/host/r592.c
index 1d35d147552d..42bfc46842b8 100644
--- a/drivers/memstick/host/r592.c
+++ b/drivers/memstick/host/r592.c
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ static void r592_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	/* Stop the processing thread.
 	That ensures that we won't take any more requests */
 	kthread_stop(dev->io_thread);
-
+	del_timer_sync(&dev->detect_timer);
 	r592_enable_device(dev, false);
 
 	while (!error && dev->req) {