mutex_init(&priv->command_lock);
        spin_lock_init(&priv->stats_lock);
 
+       /* because rndis_command() sleeps we need to use workqueue */
+       priv->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue("rndis_wlan");
+       INIT_WORK(&priv->work, rndis_wext_worker);
+       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->stats_work, rndis_update_wireless_stats);
+       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->scan_work, rndis_get_scan_results);
+
        /* try bind rndis_host */
        retval = generic_rndis_bind(usbdev, intf, FLAG_RNDIS_PHYM_WIRELESS);
        if (retval < 0)
        disassociate(usbdev, 1);
        netif_carrier_off(usbdev->net);
 
-       /* because rndis_command() sleeps we need to use workqueue */
-       priv->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue("rndis_wlan");
-       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->stats_work, rndis_update_wireless_stats);
        queue_delayed_work(priv->workqueue, &priv->stats_work,
                round_jiffies_relative(STATS_UPDATE_JIFFIES));
-       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->scan_work, rndis_get_scan_results);
-       INIT_WORK(&priv->work, rndis_wext_worker);
 
        return 0;
 
 fail:
+       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->stats_work);
+       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->scan_work);
+       cancel_work_sync(&priv->work);
+       flush_workqueue(priv->workqueue);
+       destroy_workqueue(priv->workqueue);
+
        kfree(priv);
        return retval;
 }