diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tiny-usb.c 
index 57dfe5f1a7d9..79b7c97514c9 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tiny-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tiny-usb.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  #include <linux/slab.h>
  #include <linux/string_choices.h>
  #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>

  /* include interfaces to usb layer */
  #include <linux/usb.h>
@@ -172,6 +173,8 @@ struct i2c_tiny_usb {
      struct usb_device *usb_dev; /* the usb device for this device */
      struct usb_interface *interface; /* the interface for this device */
      struct i2c_adapter adapter; /* i2c related things */
+    bool disconnected; /* set to true on disconnect */
+    struct work_struct release_work; /* work struct to release the