diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ct.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ct.c
index d692e279d9fb..7619b48dbfe4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ct.c
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ static void guc_ct_fini(struct drm_device *drm, void *arg)
 {
 	struct xe_guc_ct *ct = arg;
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_XE_DEBUG)
+	cancel_work_sync(&ct->dead.worker);
+#endif
 	ct_exit_safe_mode(ct);
 	destroy_workqueue(ct->g2h_wq);
 	xa_destroy(&ct->fence_lookup);