diff --git a/net/igmp/igmp_group.c b/net/igmp/igmp_group.c
index 1050a99e33..b84c085b8a 100644
--- a/net/igmp/igmp_group.c
+++ b/net/igmp/igmp_group.c
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ void igmp_grpfree(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
 
   wd_cancel(&group->wdog);
 
+  /* Cancel the workqueue */
+
+  work_cancel_sync(LPWORK, &group->work);
+
   /* Remove the group structure from the group list in the device structure */
 
   sq_rem((FAR sq_entry_t *)group, &dev->d_igmp_grplist);