}
 }
 
+static void qcom_glink_cancel_rx_work(struct qcom_glink *glink)
+{
+       struct glink_defer_cmd *dcmd;
+       struct glink_defer_cmd *tmp;
+
+       /* cancel any pending deferred rx_work */
+       cancel_work_sync(&glink->rx_work);
+
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(dcmd, tmp, &glink->rx_queue, node)
+               kfree(dcmd);
+}
+
 struct qcom_glink *qcom_glink_native_probe(struct device *dev,
                                           unsigned long features,
                                           struct qcom_glink_pipe *rx,
        int ret;
 
        disable_irq(glink->irq);
-       cancel_work_sync(&glink->rx_work);
+       qcom_glink_cancel_rx_work(glink);
 
        ret = device_for_each_child(glink->dev, NULL, qcom_glink_remove_device);
        if (ret)