diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vpu/mtk_vpu.c b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vpu/mtk_vpu.c
index 7f1647da0ade..7bd715fc844d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vpu/mtk_vpu.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vpu/mtk_vpu.c
@@ -964,10 +964,8 @@ static int mtk_vpu_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	debugfs_remove(vpu_debugfs);
 #endif
-	if (vpu->wdt.wq) {
-		flush_workqueue(vpu->wdt.wq);
+	if (vpu->wdt.wq)
 		destroy_workqueue(vpu->wdt.wq);
-	}
 	vpu_free_ext_mem(vpu, P_FW);
 	vpu_free_ext_mem(vpu, D_FW);
 	mutex_destroy(&vpu->vpu_mutex);