diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
index 17781c12bc85..76926fee0f84 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
@@ -509,6 +509,8 @@ static void iio_trig_release(struct device *device)
 	struct iio_trigger *trig = to_iio_trigger(device);
 	int i;
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&trig->reenable_work);
+
 	if (trig->subirq_base) {
 		for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_IIO_CONSUMERS_PER_TRIGGER; i++) {
 			irq_modify_status(trig->subirq_base + i,