diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
index 4dbdce7746bd..0815d1357861 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
@@ -681,12 +681,6 @@ static void virtio_vsock_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	rcu_assign_pointer(the_virtio_vsock, NULL);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 
-	flush_work(&vsock->loopback_work);
-	flush_work(&vsock->rx_work);
-	flush_work(&vsock->tx_work);
-	flush_work(&vsock->event_work);
-	flush_work(&vsock->send_pkt_work);
-
 	/* Reset all connected sockets when the device disappear */
 	vsock_for_each_connected_socket(virtio_vsock_reset_sock);
 
@@ -741,6 +735,15 @@ static void virtio_vsock_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	/* Delete virtqueues and flush outstanding callbacks if any */
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 
+	/* Other works can be queued before 'config->del_vqs()', so we flush
+	 * all works before to free the vsock object to avoid use after free.
+	 */
+	flush_work(&vsock->loopback_work);
+	flush_work(&vsock->rx_work);
+	flush_work(&vsock->tx_work);
+	flush_work(&vsock->event_work);
+	flush_work(&vsock->send_pkt_work);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&the_virtio_vsock_mutex);
 
 	kfree(vsock);