diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-1394.c b/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-1394.c
index 2b6eeeab5b25..a2e3841f8ee9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-1394.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-1394.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ static int node_probe(struct device *dev)
 		goto fail;
 
 	avc_register_remote_control(fdtv);
+
 	return 0;
 fail:
 	spin_lock_irq(&node_list_lock);
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ fail:
 	fdtv_unregister_rc(fdtv);
 fail_free:
 	kfree(fdtv);
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -233,10 +235,9 @@ static int node_remove(struct device *dev)
 	list_del(&fdtv->list);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&node_list_lock);
 
-	cancel_work_sync(&fdtv->remote_ctrl_work);
 	fdtv_unregister_rc(fdtv);
-
 	kfree(fdtv);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-rc.c b/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-rc.c
index 27bca2e283df..599d66e5843d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-rc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-rc.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #include "firedtv.h"
 
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ fail:
 
 void fdtv_unregister_rc(struct firedtv *fdtv)
 {
+	cancel_work_sync(&fdtv->remote_ctrl_work);
 	kfree(fdtv->remote_ctrl_dev->keycode);
 	input_unregister_device(fdtv->remote_ctrl_dev);
 }