diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index e0eaa9cf9fb6..8ca89adf31a8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ bool gfs2_queue_delete_work(struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned long delay)
 
 void gfs2_cancel_delete_work(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
-	if (cancel_delayed_work_sync(&gl->gl_delete)) {
+	if (cancel_delayed_work(&gl->gl_delete)) {
 		clear_bit(GLF_PENDING_DELETE, &gl->gl_flags);
 		gfs2_glock_put(gl);
 	}