diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/ptp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/ptp.c
index c65f4b56a327..20ae338e5696 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/ptp.c
@@ -321,10 +321,10 @@ void iwl_mld_ptp_remove(struct iwl_mld *mld)
 			       mld->ptp_data.ptp_clock_info.name,
 			       ptp_clock_index(mld->ptp_data.ptp_clock));
 
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mld->ptp_data.dwork);
 		ptp_clock_unregister(mld->ptp_data.ptp_clock);
 		mld->ptp_data.ptp_clock = NULL;
 		mld->ptp_data.last_gp2 = 0;
 		mld->ptp_data.wrap_counter = 0;
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mld->ptp_data.dwork);
 	}
 }