diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 3e0da2422b3343a43ef1cf479c4bf800e7b07ca6..3be93c49d23e5027afacb87d725f7f7ffb0dbb44 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -3242,13 +3242,13 @@ 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
 	 * waiting for io to terminate
 	 */
 	nvme_fc_delete_association(ctrl);
+	cancel_work_sync(&ctrl->ioerr_work);
 }
 
 static void