diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_led.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_led.c
index db99129d3169..430517824389 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_led.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_led.c
@@ -1820,3 +1820,11 @@ void LedControl871x(struct _adapter *padapter, enum LED_CTL_MODE LedAction)
 		break;
 	}
 }
+
+void r8712_flush_led_works(struct _adapter *padapter)
+{
+	struct led_priv *pledpriv = &padapter->ledpriv;
+
+	flush_work(&pledpriv->SwLed0.BlinkWorkItem);
+	flush_work(&pledpriv->SwLed1.BlinkWorkItem);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_led.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_led.h
index ee19c873cf01..2f0768132ad8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_led.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_led.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ struct led_priv {
 void r8712_InitSwLeds(struct _adapter *padapter);
 void r8712_DeInitSwLeds(struct _adapter *padapter);
 void LedControl871x(struct _adapter *padapter, enum LED_CTL_MODE LedAction);
+void r8712_flush_led_works(struct _adapter *padapter);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_pwrctrl.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_pwrctrl.c
index 23cff43437e2..cd6d9ff0bebc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_pwrctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_pwrctrl.c
@@ -224,3 +224,11 @@ void r8712_unregister_cmd_alive(struct _adapter *padapter)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&pwrctrl->mutex_lock);
 }
+
+void r8712_flush_rwctrl_works(struct _adapter *padapter)
+{
+	struct pwrctrl_priv *pwrctrl = &padapter->pwrctrlpriv;
+
+	flush_work(&pwrctrl->SetPSModeWorkItem);
+	flush_work(&pwrctrl->rpwm_workitem);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_pwrctrl.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_pwrctrl.h
index dd5a79f90b1a..6eee6f1bdba4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_pwrctrl.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_pwrctrl.h
@@ -111,5 +111,6 @@ void r8712_cpwm_int_hdl(struct _adapter *padapter,
 void r8712_set_ps_mode(struct _adapter *padapter, uint ps_mode,
 			uint smart_ps);
 void r8712_set_rpwm(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 val8);
+void r8712_flush_rwctrl_works(struct _adapter *padapter);
 
 #endif  /* __RTL871X_PWRCTRL_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
index bc421925e84c..49188ab04612 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -604,7 +604,8 @@ static void r871xu_dev_remove(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf)
 			padapter->surprise_removed = true;
 		if (pnetdev->reg_state != NETREG_UNINITIALIZED)
 			unregister_netdev(pnetdev); /* will call netdev_close() */
-		flush_scheduled_work();
+		r8712_flush_rwctrl_works(padapter);
+		r8712_flush_led_works(padapter);
 		udelay(1);
 		/* Stop driver mlme relation timer */
 		r8712_stop_drv_timers(padapter);