diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
index 5fcd3d89c75d..4041e9143283 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
@@ -394,6 +394,12 @@ static void edac_device_workq_function(struct work_struct *work_req)
 
 	mutex_lock(&device_ctls_mutex);
 
+	/* If we are being removed, bail out immediately */
+	if (edac_dev->op_state == OP_OFFLINE) {
+		mutex_unlock(&device_ctls_mutex);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* Only poll controllers that are running polled and have a check */
 	if ((edac_dev->op_state == OP_RUNNING_POLL) &&
 		(edac_dev->edac_check != NULL)) {
@@ -585,14 +591,14 @@ struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_device_del_device(struct device *dev)
 	/* mark this instance as OFFLINE */
 	edac_dev->op_state = OP_OFFLINE;
 
-	/* clear workq processing on this instance */
-	edac_device_workq_teardown(edac_dev);
-
 	/* deregister from global list */
 	del_edac_device_from_global_list(edac_dev);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&device_ctls_mutex);
 
+	/* clear workq processing on this instance */
+	edac_device_workq_teardown(edac_dev);
+
 	/* Tear down the sysfs entries for this instance */
 	edac_device_remove_sysfs(edac_dev);