diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index b600c07803cf..50cc17e99475 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -2693,7 +2693,7 @@ nvme_fc_del_nvme_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl)
 	nvme_get_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl);
 	ret = __nvme_fc_del_ctrl(ctrl);
 	if (!ret)
-		flush_workqueue(nvme_wq);
+		flush_work(&ctrl->delete_work);
 	nvme_put_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl);
 
 	return ret;