diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
index 2f82b8eba360..7361d00818e2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
@@ -2704,6 +2704,7 @@ static int acpi_nfit_flush_probe(struct nvdimm_bus_descriptor *nd_desc)
 	struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc = to_acpi_nfit_desc(nd_desc);
 	struct device *dev = acpi_desc->dev;
 	struct acpi_nfit_flush_work flush;
+	int rc;
 
 	/* bounce the device lock to flush acpi_nfit_add / acpi_nfit_notify */
 	device_lock(dev);
@@ -2716,7 +2717,10 @@ static int acpi_nfit_flush_probe(struct nvdimm_bus_descriptor *nd_desc)
 	INIT_WORK_ONSTACK(&flush.work, flush_probe);
 	COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(flush.cmp);
 	queue_work(nfit_wq, &flush.work);
-	return wait_for_completion_interruptible(&flush.cmp);
+
+	rc = wait_for_completion_interruptible(&flush.cmp);
+	cancel_work_sync(&flush.work);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static int acpi_nfit_clear_to_send(struct nvdimm_bus_descriptor *nd_desc,