diff --git a/libraries/mbed/common/us_ticker_api.c b/libraries/mbed/common/us_ticker_api.c
index 434f705938..6d7d0744f1 100644
--- a/libraries/mbed/common/us_ticker_api.c
+++ b/libraries/mbed/common/us_ticker_api.c
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ void us_ticker_remove_event(ticker_event_t *obj) {
     if (head == obj) {
         // first in the list, so just drop me
         head = obj->next;
-        if (obj->next != NULL) {
+        if (obj->next == NULL) {
+            us_ticker_disable_interrupt();
+        } else {
             us_ticker_set_interrupt(head->timestamp);
         }
     } else {