diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/si2157.c b/drivers/media/tuners/si2157.c
index 5da5b421d310..3450dfb7c427 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/si2157.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/si2157.c
@@ -458,6 +458,9 @@ static int si2157_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	dev_dbg(&client->dev, "\n");
 
+	/* stop statistics polling */
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->stat_work);
+
 	memset(&fe->ops.tuner_ops, 0, sizeof(struct dvb_tuner_ops));
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
 	kfree(dev);