diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 8a9cb7709b32..3fe4db3c9c34 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -3261,7 +3261,6 @@ 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
@@ -3332,6 +3331,7 @@ 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,