diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
index 8facd40d713e..fdc0852bdcdd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -1179,8 +1179,7 @@ s32 brcmf_notify_escan_complete(struct brcmf_cfg80211_info *cfg,
 	scan_request = cfg->scan_request;
 	cfg->scan_request = NULL;
 
-	if (timer_pending(&cfg->escan_timeout))
-		del_timer_sync(&cfg->escan_timeout);
+	timer_delete_sync(&cfg->escan_timeout);
 
 	if (fw_abort) {
 		/* Do a scan abort to stop the driver's scan engine */
@@ -8440,6 +8439,7 @@ void brcmf_cfg80211_detach(struct brcmf_cfg80211_info *cfg)
 	brcmf_btcoex_detach(cfg);
 	wiphy_unregister(cfg->wiphy);
 	wl_deinit_priv(cfg);
+	cancel_work_sync(&cfg->escan_timeout_work);
 	brcmf_free_wiphy(cfg->wiphy);
 	kfree(cfg);
 }