diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
index e970db474470..d992a754e72d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
@@ -3168,6 +3168,7 @@ void rtllib_softmac_free(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
 	cancel_delayed_work(&ieee->associate_retry_wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(ieee->wq);
 	up(&ieee->wx_sem);
+	tasklet_kill(&ieee->ps_task);
 }
 
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