diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c b/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
index 93942063b51b..49dd2d905c7f 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
@@ -585,10 +585,14 @@ static void sony_set_leds(struct sony_sc *sc);
 static inline void sony_schedule_work(struct sony_sc *sc,
 				      enum sony_worker which)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	switch (which) {
 	case SONY_WORKER_STATE:
-		if (!sc->defer_initialization)
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&sc->lock, flags);
+		if (!sc->defer_initialization && sc->state_worker_initialized)
 			schedule_work(&sc->state_worker);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->lock, flags);
 		break;
 	case SONY_WORKER_HOTPLUG:
 		if (sc->hotplug_worker_initialized)
@@ -2558,13 +2562,18 @@ static inline void sony_init_output_report(struct sony_sc *sc,
 
 static inline void sony_cancel_work_sync(struct sony_sc *sc)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	if (sc->hotplug_worker_initialized)
 		cancel_work_sync(&sc->hotplug_worker);
-	if (sc->state_worker_initialized)
+	if (sc->state_worker_initialized) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&sc->lock, flags);
+		sc->state_worker_initialized = 0;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->lock, flags);
 		cancel_work_sync(&sc->state_worker);
+	}
 }
 
-
 static int sony_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev,
 					struct hid_input *hidinput)
 {