{
        chip->init = 1; /* don't schedule new work */
        mb();
+       cancel_delayed_work(&chip->work);
        flush_scheduled_work();
        kfree(chip);
 }
        chip->read = read;
        chip->write = write;
        chip->private_data = private_data;
+       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&chip->work, ak4114_stats);
 
        for (reg = 0; reg < 7; reg++)
                chip->regmap[reg] = pgm[reg];
        reg_write(chip, AK4114_REG_PWRDN, old | AK4114_RST | AK4114_PWN);
        /* bring up statistics / event queing */
        chip->init = 0;
-       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&chip->work, ak4114_stats);
        schedule_delayed_work(&chip->work, HZ / 10);
 }
 
 
        if (ac97) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE
                cancel_delayed_work(&ac97->power_work);
+               flush_scheduled_work();
 #endif
                snd_ac97_proc_done(ac97);
                if (ac97->bus)
                return;
        if (ac97->build_ops->suspend)
                ac97->build_ops->suspend(ac97);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE
+       cancel_delayed_work(&ac97->power_work);
+       flush_scheduled_work();
+#endif
        snd_ac97_powerdown(ac97);
 }