diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index 0fa14d8b9c64..5f3707a90e7f 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -3615,6 +3615,9 @@ static void delayed_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	dout("mdsc delayed_work\n");
 	ceph_check_delayed_caps(mdsc);
 
+	if (mdsc->stopping)
+		return;
+
 	mutex_lock(&mdsc->mutex);
 	renew_interval = mdsc->mdsmap->m_session_timeout >> 2;
 	renew_caps = time_after_eq(jiffies, HZ*renew_interval +
@@ -3950,7 +3953,16 @@ void ceph_mdsc_force_umount(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc)
 static void ceph_mdsc_stop(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc)
 {
 	dout("stop\n");
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mdsc->delayed_work); /* cancel timer */
+	/*
+	 * Make sure the delayed work stopped before releasing
+	 * the resources.
+	 *
+	 * Because the cancel_delayed_work_sync() will only
+	 * guarantee that the work finishes executing. But the
+	 * delayed work will re-arm itself again after that.
+	 */
+	flush_delayed_work(&mdsc->delayed_work);
+
 	if (mdsc->mdsmap)
 		ceph_mdsmap_destroy(mdsc->mdsmap);
 	kfree(mdsc->sessions);