diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index d18690b..ac1c158 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
 		/*
 		 * Ensure we don't leave the ctx on the aio_wq
 		 */
-		flush_work(aio_wq, &ctx->wq.work);
+		cancel_work_sync(&ctx->wq.work);
 
 		if (1 != atomic_read(&ctx->users))
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
 	BUG_ON(ctx->reqs_active);
 
 	cancel_delayed_work(&ctx->wq);
-	flush_work(aio_wq, &ctx->wq.work);
+	cancel_work_sync(&ctx->wq.work);
 	aio_free_ring(ctx);
 	mmdrop(ctx->mm);
 	ctx->mm = NULL;