diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/xilinx-xadc-core.c b/drivers/iio/adc/xilinx-xadc-core.c
index 4a60497a1f19..e89711b30ae8 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/xilinx-xadc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/xilinx-xadc-core.c
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ static int xadc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 	free_irq(irq, indio_dev);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(xadc->clk);
-	cancel_delayed_work(&xadc->zynq_unmask_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&xadc->zynq_unmask_work);
 	kfree(xadc->data);
 	kfree(indio_dev->channels);