diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index a7f474ddfff7615b82e3c8b511d20ff2cf29cc4a..e8ef42b9d50c233f4ab3cd6e841db393d22bccf2 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -2160,6 +2160,7 @@ nvme_fc_term_aen_ops(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
 	struct nvme_fc_fcp_op *aen_op;
 	int i;
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&ctrl->ctrl.async_event_work);
 	aen_op = ctrl->aen_ops;
 	for (i = 0; i < NVME_NR_AEN_COMMANDS; i++, aen_op++) {
 		__nvme_fc_exit_request(ctrl, aen_op);