diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c
index d8e1546aea5e..9898f729304a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c
@@ -1115,10 +1115,10 @@ static void rtl2832_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	dev_dbg(&client->dev, "\n");
 
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->i2c_gate_work);
-
 	i2c_mux_del_adapters(dev->muxc);
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->i2c_gate_work);
+
 	regmap_exit(dev->regmap);
 
 	kfree(dev);