diff --git a/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-lynx-28g.c b/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-lynx-28g.c
index 4f036c77284e..c6323669f119 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-lynx-28g.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-lynx-28g.c
@@ -604,6 +604,14 @@ static int lynx_28g_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(provider);
 }
 
+static void lynx_28g_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
+	struct lynx_28g_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->cdr_check);
+}
+
 static const struct of_device_id lynx_28g_of_match_table[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "fsl,lynx-28g" },
 	{ },
@@ -612,6 +620,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, lynx_28g_of_match_table);
 
 static struct platform_driver lynx_28g_driver = {
 	.probe	= lynx_28g_probe,
+	.remove_new = lynx_28g_remove,
 	.driver	= {
 		.name = "lynx-28g",
 		.of_match_table = lynx_28g_of_match_table,