diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c b/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c
index f531e5a11bdd..e46b6ada13b1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c
@@ -2103,10 +2103,8 @@ static void max98090_pll_det_disable_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			    M98090_IULK_MASK, 0);
 }
 
-static void max98090_pll_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static void max98090_pll_work(struct max98090_priv *max98090)
 {
-	struct max98090_priv *max98090 =
-		container_of(work, struct max98090_priv, pll_work);
 	struct snd_soc_component *component = max98090->component;
 	unsigned int pll;
 	int i;
@@ -2275,7 +2273,7 @@ static irqreturn_t max98090_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
 
 	if (active & M98090_ULK_MASK) {
 		dev_dbg(component->dev, "M98090_ULK_MASK\n");
-		schedule_work(&max98090->pll_work);
+		max98090_pll_work(max98090);
 	}
 
 	if (active & M98090_JDET_MASK) {
@@ -2438,7 +2436,6 @@ static int max98090_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 			  max98090_pll_det_enable_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&max98090->pll_det_disable_work,
 		  max98090_pll_det_disable_work);
-	INIT_WORK(&max98090->pll_work, max98090_pll_work);
 
 	/* Enable jack detection */
 	snd_soc_component_write(component, M98090_REG_JACK_DETECT,
@@ -2491,7 +2488,6 @@ static void max98090_remove(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&max98090->jack_work);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&max98090->pll_det_enable_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&max98090->pll_det_disable_work);
-	cancel_work_sync(&max98090->pll_work);
 	max98090->component = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.h b/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.h
index 57965cd678b4..a197114b0dad 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.h
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.h
@@ -1530,7 +1530,6 @@ struct max98090_priv {
 	struct delayed_work jack_work;
 	struct delayed_work pll_det_enable_work;
 	struct work_struct pll_det_disable_work;
-	struct work_struct pll_work;
 	struct snd_soc_jack *jack;
 	unsigned int dai_fmt;
 	int tdm_slots;