diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
index 3afbe838ffac..3e93c5f08a08 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #include <net/ipv6.h>
 #include <net/if_inet6.h>
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index ac58a8132402..3976f4b262aa 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ static void qeth_l2_remove_device(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev)
 	if (cgdev->state == CCWGROUP_ONLINE)
 		qeth_l2_set_offline(cgdev);
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&card->close_dev_work);
 	if (card->dev) {
 		unregister_netdev(card->dev);
 		free_netdev(card->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index 4276369d3da1..b4c792083d8f 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -3342,6 +3342,7 @@ static void qeth_l3_remove_device(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev)
 	if (cgdev->state == CCWGROUP_ONLINE)
 		qeth_l3_set_offline(cgdev);
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&card->close_dev_work);
 	if (card->dev) {
 		unregister_netdev(card->dev);
 		free_netdev(card->dev);