diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
index 96c9fe8d357c..4f9aa9c4c3aa 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
@@ -872,10 +872,10 @@ static void virtio_vsock_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	/* Other works can be queued before 'config->del_vqs()', so we flush
 	 * all works before to free the vsock object to avoid use after free.
 	 */
-	flush_work(&vsock->rx_work);
 	flush_work(&vsock->tx_work);
 	flush_work(&vsock->event_work);
 	flush_work(&vsock->send_pkt_work);
+	flush_work(&vsock->rx_work);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&the_virtio_vsock_mutex);