diff --git a/net/smc/smc_ib.c b/net/smc/smc_ib.c
index d6ba186f67e2..05b825b3cfa4 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_ib.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_ib.c
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ static void smc_ib_remove_dev(struct ib_device *ibdev, void *client_data)
 	smc_smcr_terminate_all(smcibdev);
 	smc_ib_cleanup_per_ibdev(smcibdev);
 	ib_unregister_event_handler(&smcibdev->event_handler);
+	cancel_work_sync(&smcibdev->port_event_work);
 	kfree(smcibdev);
 }