diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
index fbf866af77e0..a23a1c75f632 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
@@ -1599,7 +1599,12 @@ void hisi_sas_controller_reset_prepare(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba)
 	scsi_block_requests(shost);
 	hisi_hba->hw->wait_cmds_complete_timeout(hisi_hba, 100, 5000);
 
-	del_timer_sync(&hisi_hba->timer);
+	/*
+	 * hisi_hba->timer is only used for v1/v2 hw, and check hw->sht
+	 * which is also only used for v1/v2 hw to skip it for v3 hw
+	 */
+	if (hisi_hba->hw->sht)
+		del_timer_sync(&hisi_hba->timer);
 
 	set_bit(HISI_SAS_REJECT_CMD_BIT, &hisi_hba->flags);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
index d04b20e4bf11..ab86469d9502 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
@@ -5010,7 +5010,6 @@ static void hisi_sas_v3_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = sha->core.shost;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_noresume(dev);
-	del_timer_sync(&hisi_hba->timer);
 
 	sas_unregister_ha(sha);
 	flush_workqueue(hisi_hba->wq);