diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/ene_ir.c b/drivers/media/rc/ene_ir.c
index 82867a2a60b0..20cadff242cf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/ene_ir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/ene_ir.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,8 @@ static void ene_remove(struct pnp_dev *pnp_dev)
 	struct ene_device *dev = pnp_get_drvdata(pnp_dev);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	rc_unregister_device(dev->rdev);
+	del_timer_sync(&dev->tx_sim_timer);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->hw_lock, flags);
 	ene_rx_disable(dev);
 	ene_rx_restore_hw_buffer(dev);
@@ -1113,7 +1115,6 @@ static void ene_remove(struct pnp_dev *pnp_dev)
 
 	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
 	release_region(dev->hw_io, ENE_IO_SIZE);
-	rc_unregister_device(dev->rdev);
 	kfree(dev);
 }