diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/ab8500_fg.c b/drivers/power/supply/ab8500_fg.c
index f8f392592193..cfcc05dfe28d 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/ab8500_fg.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/ab8500_fg.c
@@ -3054,6 +3054,20 @@ static void ab8500_fg_unbind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 	flush_workqueue(di->fg_wq);
 }
 
+/* Disable, not cancel: works stay disabled so nothing can re-arm them. */
+static void ab8500_fg_destroy_workqueue(void *data)
+{
+	struct ab8500_fg *di = data;
+
+	disable_work_sync(&di->fg_acc_cur_work);
+	disable_work_sync(&di->fg_work);
+	disable_delayed_work_sync(&di->fg_reinit_work);
+	disable_delayed_work_sync(&di->fg_low_bat_work);
+	disable_delayed_work_sync(&di->fg_check_hw_failure_work);
+	disable_delayed_work_sync(&di->fg_periodic_work);
+	destroy_workqueue(di->fg_wq);
+}
+
 static const struct component_ops ab8500_fg_component_ops = {
 	.bind = ab8500_fg_bind,
 	.unbind = ab8500_fg_unbind,
@@ -3155,6 +3169,11 @@ static int ab8500_fg_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(di->fg_psy);
 	}
 
+	/* Registered after fg_psy, before the IRQs: devm frees IRQ -> workqueue -> fg_psy. */
+	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, ab8500_fg_destroy_workqueue, di);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	di->fg_samples = SEC_TO_SAMPLE(di->bm->fg_params->init_timer);
 
 	/*
@@ -3167,20 +3186,16 @@ static int ab8500_fg_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Register primary interrupt handlers */
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ab8500_fg_irq); i++) {
 		irq = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, ab8500_fg_irq[i].name);
-		if (irq < 0) {
-			destroy_workqueue(di->fg_wq);
+		if (irq < 0)
 			return irq;
-		}
 
 		ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(dev, irq, NULL,
 				  ab8500_fg_irq[i].isr,
 				  IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_NO_SUSPEND | IRQF_ONESHOT,
 				  ab8500_fg_irq[i].name, di);
 
-		if (ret != 0) {
-			destroy_workqueue(di->fg_wq);
+		if (ret != 0)
 			return ret;
-		}
 		dev_dbg(dev, "Requested %s IRQ %d: %d\n",
 			ab8500_fg_irq[i].name, irq, ret);
 	}
@@ -3194,7 +3209,6 @@ static int ab8500_fg_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = ab8500_fg_sysfs_init(di);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to create sysfs entry\n");
-		destroy_workqueue(di->fg_wq);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -3202,7 +3216,6 @@ static int ab8500_fg_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to create FG psy\n");
 		ab8500_fg_sysfs_exit(di);
-		destroy_workqueue(di->fg_wq);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -3222,7 +3235,6 @@ static void ab8500_fg_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct ab8500_fg *di = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	destroy_workqueue(di->fg_wq);
 	component_del(&pdev->dev, &ab8500_fg_component_ops);
 	list_del(&di->node);
 	ab8500_fg_sysfs_exit(di);