diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
index ab4ac261fe76..4e19a0c4d238 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
@@ -2249,7 +2249,7 @@ static void mt_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
 {
 	struct mt_device *td = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
 
-	timer_delete_sync(&td->release_timer);
+	timer_shutdown_sync(&td->release_timer);
 
 	sysfs_remove_group(&hdev->dev.kobj, &mt_attribute_group);
 	hid_hw_stop(hdev);