diff --git a/platforms/common/px4_work_queue/ScheduledWorkItem.cpp b/platforms/common/px4_work_queue/ScheduledWorkItem.cpp
index 4f31825cac..f5f9e130f0 100644
--- a/platforms/common/px4_work_queue/ScheduledWorkItem.cpp
+++ b/platforms/common/px4_work_queue/ScheduledWorkItem.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ namespace px4
 
 ScheduledWorkItem::~ScheduledWorkItem()
 {
-	ScheduleClear();
+	if (_call.arg != nullptr) {
+		ScheduleClear();
+	}
 }
 
 void ScheduledWorkItem::schedule_trampoline(void *arg)