diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/hdm-usb/hdm_usb.c b/drivers/staging/most/hdm-usb/hdm_usb.c
index 41690f801fb8..3ee9e6f2f07e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/hdm-usb/hdm_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/hdm-usb/hdm_usb.c
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ struct most_dev {
 #define to_mdev(d) container_of(d, struct most_dev, iface)
 #define to_mdev_from_work(w) container_of(w, struct most_dev, poll_work_obj)
 
-static struct workqueue_struct *schedule_usb_work;
 static void wq_clear_halt(struct work_struct *wq_obj);
 static void wq_netinfo(struct work_struct *wq_obj);
 
@@ -226,6 +225,8 @@ static void free_anchored_buffers(struct most_dev *mdev, unsigned int channel)
 		kfree(anchor);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mdev->anchor_list_lock[channel], flags);
+
+	cancel_work_sync(&anchor->clear_work_obj);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ static void hdm_write_completion(struct urb *urb)
 			mbo->status = MBO_E_INVAL;
 			usb_unlink_urb(urb);
 			INIT_WORK(&anchor->clear_work_obj, wq_clear_halt);
-			queue_work(schedule_usb_work, &anchor->clear_work_obj);
+			schedule_work(&anchor->clear_work_obj);
 			return;
 		case -ENODEV:
 		case -EPROTO:
@@ -575,7 +576,7 @@ static void hdm_read_completion(struct urb *urb)
 			mbo->status = MBO_E_INVAL;
 			usb_unlink_urb(urb);
 			INIT_WORK(&anchor->clear_work_obj, wq_clear_halt);
-			queue_work(schedule_usb_work, &anchor->clear_work_obj);
+			schedule_work(&anchor->clear_work_obj);
 			return;
 		case -ENODEV:
 		case -EPROTO:
@@ -872,7 +873,7 @@ static void link_stat_timer_handler(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct most_dev *mdev = (struct most_dev *)data;
 
-	queue_work(schedule_usb_work, &mdev->poll_work_obj);
+	schedule_work(&mdev->poll_work_obj);
 	mdev->link_stat_timer.expires = jiffies + (2 * HZ);
 	add_timer(&mdev->link_stat_timer);
 }
@@ -1415,19 +1416,13 @@ static int __init hdm_usb_init(void)
 		pr_err("could not register hdm_usb driver\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
-	schedule_usb_work = create_workqueue("hdmu_work");
-	if (!schedule_usb_work) {
-		pr_err("could not create workqueue\n");
-		usb_deregister(&hdm_usb);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit hdm_usb_exit(void)
 {
 	pr_info("hdm_usb_exit()\n");
-	destroy_workqueue(schedule_usb_work);
 	usb_deregister(&hdm_usb);
 }