diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 63903a5a5d9e..a1cc797fe88f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -3453,8 +3453,8 @@ static void pool_postsuspend(struct dm_target *ti)
 	struct pool_c *pt = ti->private;
 	struct pool *pool = pt->pool;
 
-	cancel_delayed_work(&pool->waker);
-	cancel_delayed_work(&pool->no_space_timeout);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&pool->waker);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&pool->no_space_timeout);
 	flush_workqueue(pool->wq);
 	(void) commit(pool);
 }