diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/core.c b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
index 5e55cb6c087a..4d3ab0f44c9f 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
@@ -568,11 +568,11 @@ static int nci_close_device(struct nci_dev *ndev)
 
 	clear_bit(NCI_INIT, &ndev->flags);
 
-	del_timer_sync(&ndev->cmd_timer);
-
 	/* Flush cmd wq */
 	flush_workqueue(ndev->cmd_wq);
 
+	del_timer_sync(&ndev->cmd_timer);
+
 	/* Clear flags */
 	ndev->flags = 0;