diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
index 6cfb102c397c9454697d7e6b301b779e4afdcd37..5d1dd4d72c0f199dc8a5ebb9c484f255a2cfcdda 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static void cpu5wdt_exit(void)
 	if (cpu5wdt_device.queue) {
 		cpu5wdt_device.queue = 0;
 		wait_for_completion(&cpu5wdt_device.stop);
-		del_timer(&cpu5wdt_device.timer);
+		del_timer_sync(&cpu5wdt_device.timer);
 	}
 
 	misc_deregister(&cpu5wdt_misc);