diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btsdio.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btsdio.c
index 7050a16e7efebd2119d4b7c7aace75da1cdf3d98..2e4ac39dd975193e46c0ee80bf74479852ba25c3 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btsdio.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btsdio.c
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ static void btsdio_remove(struct sdio_func *func)
 
 	BT_DBG("func %p", func);
 
-	cancel_work_sync(&data->work);
 	if (!data)
 		return;
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&data->work);
 	hdev = data->hdev;
 
 	sdio_set_drvdata(func, NULL);