diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-input.c b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-input.c
index 6bf05a7d..1989f00 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-input.c
@@ -229,16 +229,13 @@
 
 static void bttv_ir_stop(struct bttv *btv)
 {
-	if (btv->remote->polling) {
+	if (btv->remote->polling)
 		del_timer_sync(&btv->remote->timer);
-		flush_scheduled_work();
-	}
 
 	if (btv->remote->rc5_gpio) {
 		u32 gpio;
 
 		del_timer_sync(&btv->remote->timer_end);
-		flush_scheduled_work();
 
 		gpio = bttv_gpio_read(&btv->c);
 		bttv_gpio_write(&btv->c, gpio & ~(1 << 4));
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-input.c b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-input.c
index bb61870..4a326fe 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-input.c
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@
 		v4l2_subdev_call(dev->sd_ir, ir, rx_s_parameters, &params);
 		v4l2_subdev_call(dev->sd_ir, ir, rx_g_parameters, &params);
 	}
-
-	flush_scheduled_work();
 }
 
 static void cx23885_input_ir_close(void *priv)
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/omap24xxcam.c b/drivers/media/video/omap24xxcam.c
index 378b094..0175527 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/omap24xxcam.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/omap24xxcam.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@
 
 	atomic_inc(&cam->reset_disable);
 
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	flush_work_sync(&cam->sensor_reset_work);
 
 	rval = videobuf_streamoff(q);
 	if (!rval) {
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@
 
 	atomic_inc(&cam->reset_disable);
 
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	flush_work_sync(&cam->sensor_reset_work);
 
 	/* stop streaming capture */
 	videobuf_streamoff(&fh->vbq);
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@
 	 * not be scheduled anymore since streaming is already
 	 * disabled.)
 	 */
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	flush_work_sync(&cam->sensor_reset_work);
 
 	mutex_lock(&cam->mutex);
 	if (atomic_dec_return(&cam->users) == 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-empress.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-empress.c
index b890aaf..6b8459c7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-empress.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-empress.c
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
 
 	if (NULL == dev->empress_dev)
 		return 0;
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	flush_work_sync(&dev->empress_workqueue);
 	video_unregister_device(dev->empress_dev);
 	dev->empress_dev = NULL;
 	return 0;