diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
index c795f22249d8..140186fe1d1e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static void zfcp_fsf_req_complete(struct zfcp_fsf_req *req)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	del_timer(&req->timer);
+	del_timer_sync(&req->timer);
 	zfcp_fsf_protstatus_eval(req);
 	zfcp_fsf_fsfstatus_eval(req);
 	req->handler(req);
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ static int zfcp_fsf_req_send(struct zfcp_fsf_req *req)
 	req->qdio_req.qdio_outb_usage = atomic_read(&qdio->req_q_free);
 	req->issued = get_tod_clock();
 	if (zfcp_qdio_send(qdio, &req->qdio_req)) {
-		del_timer(&req->timer);
+		del_timer_sync(&req->timer);
 		/* lookup request again, list might have changed */
 		zfcp_reqlist_find_rm(adapter->req_list, req_id);
 		zfcp_erp_adapter_reopen(adapter, 0, "fsrs__1");