diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index cce7df367b793d111ef875bd5cd30a6f5e08782c..553f43a90953cab40f421658ecb37fa9c20c8c54 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ static void __reschedule_timeout(int drive, const char *message)
 
 	if (drive == current_reqD)
 		drive = current_drive;
+	__cancel_delayed_work(&fd_timeout);
 
 	if (drive < 0 || drive >= N_DRIVE) {
 		delay = 20UL * HZ;