diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/hw/cdma_hw.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/hw/cdma_hw.c
index 3f3f0018eee0..ab714d221120 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/hw/cdma_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/hw/cdma_hw.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static int cdma_timeout_init(struct host1x_cdma *cdma)
 static void cdma_timeout_destroy(struct host1x_cdma *cdma)
 {
 	if (cdma->timeout.initialized)
-		cancel_delayed_work(&cdma->timeout.wq);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&cdma->timeout.wq);
 
 	cdma->timeout.initialized = false;
 }