diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 522fe6176485..ebdec7106d63 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -547,6 +547,14 @@ static int ieee80211_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 		sdata->u.sta.state = IEEE80211_STA_MLME_DISABLED;
 		memset(sdata->u.sta.bssid, 0, ETH_ALEN);
 		del_timer_sync(&sdata->u.sta.timer);
+		/*
+		 * If the timer fired while we waited for it, it will have
+		 * requeued the work. Now the work will be running again
+		 * but will not rearm the timer again because it checks
+		 * whether the interface is running, which, at this point,
+		 * it no longer is.
+		 */
+		cancel_work_sync(&sdata->u.sta.work);
 		/*
 		 * When we get here, the interface is marked down.
 		 * Call synchronize_rcu() to wait for the RX path
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 9e47725cc592..a0141f5ff184 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -448,6 +448,15 @@ void ieee80211_start_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 void ieee80211_stop_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
 	del_timer_sync(&sdata->u.mesh.housekeeping_timer);
+	/*
+	 * If the timer fired while we waited for it, it will have
+	 * requeued the work. Now the work will be running again
+	 * but will not rearm the timer again because it checks
+	 * whether the interface is running, which, at this point,
+	 * it no longer is.
+	 */
+	cancel_work_sync(&sdata->u.mesh.work);
+
 	/*
 	 * When we get here, the interface is marked down.
 	 * Call synchronize_rcu() to wait for the RX path