diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 762229d495a8c85848e4b23951cfb47391882c4e..73073fb08369c95093066128abc899ba64c93cb8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -3933,7 +3933,6 @@ qla2x00_free_device(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 
 	/* Flush the work queue and remove it */
 	if (ha->wq) {
-		flush_workqueue(ha->wq);
 		destroy_workqueue(ha->wq);
 		ha->wq = NULL;
 	}