diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/core.c b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
index f0e955e3a385..0a2ee83c3bd3 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ static int nci_close_device(struct nci_dev *ndev)
 		      msecs_to_jiffies(NCI_RESET_TIMEOUT));
 	clear_bit(NCI_INIT, &ndev->flags);
 
+	del_timer_sync(&ndev->cmd_timer);
+
 	/* Flush cmd wq */
 	flush_workqueue(ndev->cmd_wq);