diff --git a/core/smc_smp.c b/core/smc_smp.c
index 890dfb364b6dd27e1f95ecbfe18d2dbf1acfb6bd..48be6940b444d10f7e4873f181b10ab650d835f9 100644
--- a/core/smc_smp.c
+++ b/core/smc_smp.c
@@ -2108,7 +2108,6 @@ void free_smc_data(void)
 #else
 	kthread_flush_worker(g_ipi_helper_worker);
 #endif
-	kthread_destroy_worker(g_ipi_helper_worker);
 	g_ipi_helper_worker = NULL;
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(g_ipi_helper_thread)) {
 		kthread_stop(g_ipi_helper_thread);