diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
index 64c875657687..f6aa0dfadb93 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
@@ -1020,7 +1020,8 @@ void tpm_tis_remove(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 		interrupt = 0;
 
 	tpm_tis_write32(priv, reg, ~TPM_GLOBAL_INT_ENABLE & interrupt);
-	flush_work(&priv->free_irq_work);
+	if (priv->free_irq_work.func)
+		flush_work(&priv->free_irq_work);
 
 	tpm_tis_clkrun_enable(chip, false);