diff --git a/driver/vidc/inc/venus_hfi_response.h b/driver/vidc/inc/venus_hfi_response.h
index 23189c4beb..83e05dd9a9 100644
--- a/driver/vidc/inc/venus_hfi_response.h
+++ b/driver/vidc/inc/venus_hfi_response.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ void handle_session_response_work_handler(struct work_struct *work);
 int handle_session_response_work(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst,
 	struct response_work *work);
 int cancel_response_work(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst);
+int cancel_response_work_sync(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst);
 int handle_system_error(struct msm_vidc_core *core,
 	struct hfi_packet *pkt);
 void fw_coredump(struct msm_vidc_core *core);
diff --git a/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc.c b/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc.c
index 7591da0f23..10fd4b7ce5 100644
--- a/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc.c
+++ b/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc.c
@@ -953,13 +953,13 @@ int msm_vidc_close(void *instance)
 
 	i_vpr_h(inst, "%s()\n", __func__);
 	inst_lock(inst, __func__);
-	cancel_response_work(inst);
 	/* print final stats */
 	msm_vidc_print_stats(inst);
 	msm_vidc_session_close(inst);
 	msm_vidc_remove_session(inst);
 	msm_vidc_destroy_buffers(inst);
 	inst_unlock(inst, __func__);
+	cancel_response_work_sync(inst);
 	cancel_stats_work_sync(inst);
 	msm_vidc_show_stats(inst);
 	put_inst(inst);
diff --git a/driver/vidc/src/venus_hfi_response.c b/driver/vidc/src/venus_hfi_response.c
index 79bc8d4f79..8dabb9f5bc 100644
--- a/driver/vidc/src/venus_hfi_response.c
+++ b/driver/vidc/src/venus_hfi_response.c
@@ -1748,6 +1748,17 @@ int cancel_response_work(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int cancel_response_work_sync(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst)
+{
+	if (!inst) {
+		d_vpr_e("%s: Invalid arguments\n", __func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&inst->response_work);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int handle_session_response(struct msm_vidc_core *core,
 	struct hfi_header *hdr)
 {