diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index c7048cf484fbb753f95fba5b29bd6d164d3c295d..174d1da2857b8bbe4381824642e24e6f47a297ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -3910,6 +3910,8 @@ static void i40evf_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (adapter->watchdog_timer.function)
 		del_timer_sync(&adapter->watchdog_timer);
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&adapter->adminq_task);
+
 	i40evf_free_rss(adapter);
 
 	if (hw->aq.asq.count)