diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c b/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c
index 1babfe6e2c36..5c223b5498b4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ static void smsusb_stop_streaming(struct smsusb_device_t *dev)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_URBS; i++) {
 		usb_kill_urb(&dev->surbs[i].urb);
-		cancel_work_sync(&dev->surbs[i].wq);
+		if (dev->surbs[i].wq.func)
+			cancel_work_sync(&dev->surbs[i].wq);
 
 		if (dev->surbs[i].cb) {
 			smscore_putbuffer(dev->coredev, dev->surbs[i].cb);