diff --git a/net/smc/smc_ib.c b/net/smc/smc_ib.c
index ca505ff5b5bb..c974d7d9a2bb 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_ib.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_ib.c
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ static void smc_ib_remove_dev(struct ib_device *ibdev, void *client_data)
 	smc_pnet_remove_by_ibdev(smcibdev);
 	smc_ib_cleanup_per_ibdev(smcibdev);
 	ib_unregister_event_handler(&smcibdev->event_handler);
+	cancel_work_sync(&smcibdev->port_event_work);
 	kfree(smcibdev);
 }