diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 587b0017a67d..cf335494bffe 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -663,8 +663,9 @@ static void sctp_free_addr_wq(struct net *net)
 	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *addrw;
 	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *temp;
 
+	timer_shutdown_sync(&net->sctp.addr_wq_timer);
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&net->sctp.addr_wq_lock);
-	timer_delete(&net->sctp.addr_wq_timer);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(addrw, temp, &net->sctp.addr_waitq, list) {
 		list_del(&addrw->list);
 		kfree(addrw);