diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mes.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mes.c
index 7d215f280aab..310c8f0c21da 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mes.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mes.c
@@ -1128,6 +1128,7 @@ void amdgpu_mes_remove_ring(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 		return;
 
 	amdgpu_mes_remove_hw_queue(adev, ring->hw_queue_id);
+	del_timer_sync(&ring->fence_drv.fallback_timer);
 	amdgpu_ring_fini(ring);
 	kfree(ring);
 }