diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
index b23e2713fea829157959b80802671e79934e38d4..d301fbbe20982a660417d874982c96a79c01de00 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static void rfcomm_session_clear_timer(struct rfcomm_session *s)
 {
 	BT_DBG("session %p state %ld", s, s->state);
 
-	if (del_timer(&s->timer))
+	if (del_timer_sync(&s->timer))
 		rfcomm_session_put(s);
 }