diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 3e0da2422b3343a43ef1cf479c4bf800e7b07ca6..99aefe5d309c20ee697b23b42a5659c79bbe2d56 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -3242,7 +3242,6 @@ nvme_fc_delete_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl)
 {
 	struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl = to_fc_ctrl(nctrl);
 
-	cancel_work_sync(&ctrl->ioerr_work);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ctrl->connect_work);
 	/*
 	 * kill the association on the link side.  this will block
@@ -3313,6 +3312,7 @@ nvme_fc_reset_ctrl_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	/* will block will waiting for io to terminate */
 	nvme_fc_delete_association(ctrl);
+	cancel_work_sync(&ctrl->ioerr_work);
 
 	if (!nvme_change_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING))
 		dev_err(ctrl->ctrl.device,