diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/ptp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/ptp.c
index ffeb37a7f830eb..748f84a92a7ba5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/ptp.c
@@ -312,10 +312,10 @@ void iwl_mld_ptp_remove(struct iwl_mld *mld)
 			       mld->ptp_data.ptp_clock_info.name,
 			       ptp_clock_index(mld->ptp_data.ptp_clock));
 
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mld->ptp_data.dwork);
 		ptp_clock_unregister(mld->ptp_data.ptp_clock);
 		mld->ptp_data.ptp_clock = NULL;
 		mld->ptp_data.last_gp2 = 0;
 		mld->ptp_data.wrap_counter = 0;
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mld->ptp_data.dwork);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ptp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ptp.c
index 06a4c9f74797a4..ec30f39f45e699 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ptp.c
@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@ void iwl_mvm_ptp_remove(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 			       mvm->ptp_data.ptp_clock_info.name,
 			       ptp_clock_index(mvm->ptp_data.ptp_clock));
 
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mvm->ptp_data.dwork);
 		ptp_clock_unregister(mvm->ptp_data.ptp_clock);
 		mvm->ptp_data.ptp_clock = NULL;
 		memset(&mvm->ptp_data.ptp_clock_info, 0,
 		       sizeof(mvm->ptp_data.ptp_clock_info));
 		mvm->ptp_data.last_gp2 = 0;
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mvm->ptp_data.dwork);
 	}
 }