diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
index 01ff1329e01c..1b72063f242e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
@@ -914,8 +914,7 @@ int cec_transmit_msg_fh(struct cec_adapter *adap, struct cec_msg *msg,
 	 */
 	mutex_unlock(&adap->lock);
 	wait_for_completion_killable(&data->c);
-	if (!data->completed)
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&data->work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&data->work);
 	mutex_lock(&adap->lock);
 
 	/* Cancel the transmit if it was interrupted */