diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
index 3630308e7b81..6b21e25f7a84 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@ static void edac_mc_workq_teardown(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
 {
 	int status;
 
+	if (mci->op_state != OP_RUNNING_POLL)
+		return;
+
 	status = cancel_delayed_work(&mci->work);
 	if (status == 0) {
 		debugf0("%s() not canceled, flush the queue\n",