diff --git a/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c b/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
index d7355306a738..1bf12339441b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
@@ -2247,7 +2247,7 @@ static void pch_gbe_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct net_device *netdev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	cancel_work_sync(&adapter->reset_task);
 	unregister_netdev(netdev);
 
 	pch_gbe_hal_phy_hw_reset(&adapter->hw);