diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 7390322242d77d22cc0e2427398edcbcab9fca94..901fc68636cd59f20f1ea5494eebad17f53a200f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -8255,7 +8255,7 @@ nfs4_state_shutdown_net(struct net *net)
 	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
 
 	unregister_shrinker(&nn->nfsd_client_shrinker);
-	cancel_work(&nn->nfsd_shrinker_work);
+	cancel_work_sync(&nn->nfsd_shrinker_work);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&nn->laundromat_work);
 	locks_end_grace(&nn->nfsd4_manager);