diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/pci_generic.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/pci_generic.c
index 8c7f6576e421db56b56cc20ec8fc446f4b7615c5..0a6619ad292cde4180f92798941f11d4cb6191a2 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/pci_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/pci_generic.c
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ static void mhi_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct mhi_pci_device *mhi_pdev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl = &mhi_pdev->mhi_cntrl;
 
-	del_timer(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer);
+	del_timer_sync(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer);
 	cancel_work_sync(&mhi_pdev->recovery_work);
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(MHI_PCI_DEV_STARTED, &mhi_pdev->status)) {