diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iova.c b/drivers/iommu/iova.c
index 30d969a4c5fd..1164d1a42cbc 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iova.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iova.c
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ static void free_iova_flush_queue(struct iova_domain *iovad)
 	if (!has_iova_flush_queue(iovad))
 		return;
 
-	if (timer_pending(&iovad->fq_timer))
-		del_timer(&iovad->fq_timer);
+	del_timer_sync(&iovad->fq_timer);
 
 	fq_destroy_all_entries(iovad);