diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c
index 689921dc3d4a..b69dd618146e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c
@@ -12306,6 +12306,7 @@ static void free_cntrs(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 
 	if (dd->synth_stats_timer.function)
 		del_timer_sync(&dd->synth_stats_timer);
+	cancel_work_sync(&dd->update_cntr_work);
 	ppd = (struct hfi1_pportdata *)(dd + 1);
 	for (i = 0; i < dd->num_pports; i++, ppd++) {
 		kfree(ppd->cntrs);