diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
index 2b1d00d78ad17..75a54c58fdc68 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ static void bnxt_re_ib_unreg(struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev)
 		bnxt_re_unregister_ib(rdev);
 	}
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(BNXT_RE_FLAG_QOS_WORK_REG, &rdev->flags))
-		cancel_delayed_work(&rdev->worker);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&rdev->worker);
 
 	bnxt_re_cleanup_res(rdev);
 	bnxt_re_free_res(rdev);