diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
index 1cf32a7814d0..7b4056292eaf 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
@@ -855,10 +855,16 @@ static void atkbd_disconnect(struct serio *serio)
 
 	atkbd_disable(atkbd);
 
-	/* make sure we don't have a command in flight */
+	input_unregister_device(atkbd->dev);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure we don't have a command in flight.
+	 * Note that since atkbd->enabled is false event work will keep
+	 * rescheduling itself until it gets canceled and will not try
+	 * accessing freed input device or serio port.
+	 */
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&atkbd->event_work);
 
-	input_unregister_device(atkbd->dev);
 	serio_close(serio);
 	serio_set_drvdata(serio, NULL);
 	kfree(atkbd);