diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c b/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c
index 8bcb4b354c8952..8e9df9007d2edb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c
@@ -2176,8 +2176,10 @@ static int tc358743_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 err_work_queues:
 	cec_unregister_adapter(state->cec_adap);
-	if (!state->i2c_client->irq)
+	if (!state->i2c_client->irq) {
+		del_timer(&state->timer);
 		flush_work(&state->work_i2c_poll);
+	}
 	cancel_delayed_work(&state->delayed_work_enable_hotplug);
 	mutex_destroy(&state->confctl_mutex);
 err_hdl: