diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index 899e663fea6e..9ceb6d6d479d 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -10066,6 +10066,7 @@ static int __ufshcd_wl_suspend(struct ufs_hba *hba, enum ufs_pm_op pm_op)
 	}
 
 	flush_work(&hba->eeh_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&hba->ufs_rtc_update_work);
 
 	ret = ufshcd_vops_suspend(hba, pm_op, PRE_CHANGE);
 	if (ret)
@@ -10120,7 +10121,6 @@ vops_suspend:
 	if (ret)
 		goto set_link_active;
 
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&hba->ufs_rtc_update_work);
 	goto out;
 
 set_link_active: