diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ptp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ptp.c
index f7b620136c85..e05e531b09f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ptp.c
@@ -325,11 +325,11 @@ void iwl_mvm_ptp_remove(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 			       mvm->ptp_data.ptp_clock_info.name,
 			       ptp_clock_index(mvm->ptp_data.ptp_clock));
 
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mvm->ptp_data.dwork);
 		ptp_clock_unregister(mvm->ptp_data.ptp_clock);
 		mvm->ptp_data.ptp_clock = NULL;
 		memset(&mvm->ptp_data.ptp_clock_info, 0,
 		       sizeof(mvm->ptp_data.ptp_clock_info));
 		mvm->ptp_data.last_gp2 = 0;
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mvm->ptp_data.dwork);
 	}
 }