diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
index c608a61..93ce2b2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 	ioc->fault_reset_work_q = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->ioc_reset_in_progress_lock, flags);
 	if (wq) {
-		if (!cancel_delayed_work(&ioc->fault_reset_work))
+		if (!cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ioc->fault_reset_work))
 			flush_workqueue(wq);
 		destroy_workqueue(wq);
 	}