diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c b/drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c
index f8c552b64a89..db6da21ade06 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ static __u8 pid0902_rdesc_fixed[] = {
 struct bigben_device {
 	struct hid_device *hid;
 	struct hid_report *report;
+	bool removed;
 	u8 led_state;         /* LED1 = 1 .. LED4 = 8 */
 	u8 right_motor_on;    /* right motor off/on 0/1 */
 	u8 left_motor_force;  /* left motor force 0-255 */
@@ -190,6 +191,9 @@ static void bigben_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 		struct bigben_device, worker);
 	struct hid_field *report_field = bigben->report->field[0];
 
+	if (bigben->removed)
+		return;
+
 	if (bigben->work_led) {
 		bigben->work_led = false;
 		report_field->value[0] = 0x01; /* 1 = led message */
@@ -304,6 +308,7 @@ static void bigben_remove(struct hid_device *hid)
 {
 	struct bigben_device *bigben = hid_get_drvdata(hid);
 
+	bigben->removed = true;
 	cancel_work_sync(&bigben->worker);
 	hid_hw_stop(hid);
 }
@@ -324,6 +329,7 @@ static int bigben_probe(struct hid_device *hid,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	hid_set_drvdata(hid, bigben);
 	bigben->hid = hid;
+	bigben->removed = false;
 
 	error = hid_parse(hid);
 	if (error) {