diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c
index e65bdc499c23..9343b7a4ac89 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ struct ufx_data {
 	struct kref kref;
 	int fb_count;
 	bool virtualized; /* true when physical usb device not present */
-	struct delayed_work free_framebuffer_work;
 	atomic_t usb_active; /* 0 = update virtual buffer, but no usb traffic */
 	atomic_t lost_pixels; /* 1 = a render op failed. Need screen refresh */
 	u8 *edid; /* null until we read edid from hw or get from sysfs */
@@ -1117,15 +1116,24 @@ static void ufx_free(struct kref *kref)
 {
 	struct ufx_data *dev = container_of(kref, struct ufx_data, kref);
 
-	/* this function will wait for all in-flight urbs to complete */
-	if (dev->urbs.count > 0)
-		ufx_free_urb_list(dev);
-
-	pr_debug("freeing ufx_data %p", dev);
-
 	kfree(dev);
 }
 
+static void ufx_ops_destory(struct fb_info *info)
+{
+	struct ufx_data *dev = info->par;
+	int node = info->node;
+
+	/* Assume info structure is freed after this point */
+	framebuffer_release(info);
+
+	pr_debug("fb_info for /dev/fb%d has been freed", node);
+
+	/* release reference taken by kref_init in probe() */
+	kref_put(&dev->kref, ufx_free);
+}
+
+
 static void ufx_release_urb_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct urb_node *unode = container_of(work, struct urb_node,
@@ -1134,14 +1142,9 @@ static void ufx_release_urb_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	up(&unode->dev->urbs.limit_sem);
 }
 
-static void ufx_free_framebuffer_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static void ufx_free_framebuffer(struct ufx_data *dev)
 {
-	struct ufx_data *dev = container_of(work, struct ufx_data,
-					    free_framebuffer_work.work);
 	struct fb_info *info = dev->info;
-	int node = info->node;
-
-	unregister_framebuffer(info);
 
 	if (info->cmap.len != 0)
 		fb_dealloc_cmap(&info->cmap);
@@ -1153,11 +1156,6 @@ static void ufx_free_framebuffer_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	dev->info = NULL;
 
-	/* Assume info structure is freed after this point */
-	framebuffer_release(info);
-
-	pr_debug("fb_info for /dev/fb%d has been freed", node);
-
 	/* ref taken in probe() as part of registering framebfufer */
 	kref_put(&dev->kref, ufx_free);
 }
@@ -1169,11 +1167,13 @@ static int ufx_ops_release(struct fb_info *info, int user)
 {
 	struct ufx_data *dev = info->par;
 
+	mutex_lock(&disconnect_mutex);
+
 	dev->fb_count--;
 
 	/* We can't free fb_info here - fbmem will touch it when we return */
 	if (dev->virtualized && (dev->fb_count == 0))
-		schedule_delayed_work(&dev->free_framebuffer_work, HZ);
+		ufx_free_framebuffer(dev);
 
 	if ((dev->fb_count == 0) && (info->fbdefio)) {
 		fb_deferred_io_cleanup(info);
@@ -1186,6 +1186,8 @@ static int ufx_ops_release(struct fb_info *info, int user)
 
 	kref_put(&dev->kref, ufx_free);
 
+	mutex_unlock(&disconnect_mutex);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1292,6 +1294,7 @@ static const struct fb_ops ufx_ops = {
 	.fb_blank = ufx_ops_blank,
 	.fb_check_var = ufx_ops_check_var,
 	.fb_set_par = ufx_ops_set_par,
+	.fb_destroy = ufx_ops_destory,
 };
 
 /* Assumes &info->lock held by caller
@@ -1673,9 +1676,6 @@ static int ufx_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 		goto destroy_modedb;
 	}
 
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev->free_framebuffer_work,
-			  ufx_free_framebuffer_work);
-
 	retval = ufx_reg_read(dev, 0x3000, &id_rev);
 	check_warn_goto_error(retval, "error %d reading 0x3000 register from device", retval);
 	dev_dbg(dev->gdev, "ID_REV register value 0x%08x", id_rev);
@@ -1748,10 +1748,12 @@ static int ufx_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 static void ufx_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
 {
 	struct ufx_data *dev;
+	struct fb_info *info;
 
 	mutex_lock(&disconnect_mutex);
 
 	dev = usb_get_intfdata(interface);
+	info = dev->info;
 
 	pr_debug("USB disconnect starting\n");
 
@@ -1765,12 +1767,15 @@ static void ufx_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
 
 	/* if clients still have us open, will be freed on last close */
 	if (dev->fb_count == 0)
-		schedule_delayed_work(&dev->free_framebuffer_work, 0);
+		ufx_free_framebuffer(dev);
 
-	/* release reference taken by kref_init in probe() */
-	kref_put(&dev->kref, ufx_free);
+	/* this function will wait for all in-flight urbs to complete */
+	if (dev->urbs.count > 0)
+		ufx_free_urb_list(dev);
 
-	/* consider ufx_data freed */
+	pr_debug("freeing ufx_data %p", dev);
+
+	unregister_framebuffer(info);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&disconnect_mutex);
 }