diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
index eccd25febfe60..4c28b04ea6053 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
@@ -4245,6 +4245,13 @@ void brcmf_sdio_remove(struct brcmf_sdio *bus)
 	brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Enter\n");
 
 	if (bus) {
+		/* Stop watchdog task */
+		if (bus->watchdog_tsk) {
+			send_sig(SIGTERM, bus->watchdog_tsk, 1);
+			kthread_stop(bus->watchdog_tsk);
+			bus->watchdog_tsk = NULL;
+		}
+
 		/* De-register interrupt handler */
 		brcmf_sdiod_intr_unregister(bus->sdiodev);