diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
index 0e53d4f..ed75216 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@
 	dev_dbg(printdev(devrec), "remove\n");
 
 	free_irq(spi->irq, devrec);
-	flush_work_sync(&devrec->irqwork); /* TODO: Is this the right call? */
+	flush_work(&devrec->irqwork); /* TODO: Is this the right call? */
 	ieee802154_unregister_device(devrec->dev);
 	ieee802154_free_device(devrec->dev);
 	/* TODO: Will ieee802154_free_device() wait until ->xmit() is