diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_ptp.c
index 3a72b0793d4a..82725923555c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_ptp.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ void otx2_ptp_destroy(struct otx2_nic *pfvf)
 	if (!ptp)
 		return;
 
-	cancel_delayed_work(&pfvf->ptp->synctstamp_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&pfvf->ptp->synctstamp_work);
 
 	ptp_clock_unregister(ptp->ptp_clock);
 	kfree(ptp);