diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
index 4efe8014445e..926d65db6d3e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ void cec_received_msg_ts(struct cec_adapter *adap,
 			/* Cancel the pending timeout work */
 			if (!cancel_delayed_work(&data->work)) {
 				mutex_unlock(&adap->lock);
-				flush_scheduled_work();
+				cancel_delayed_work_sync(&data->work);
 				mutex_lock(&adap->lock);
 			}
 			/*