diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
index 633485c8c62b..dc685bf45857 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
@@ -1504,6 +1504,9 @@ static void vm_destroy_work_func(struct work_struct *w)
 	/* xe_vm_close_and_put was not called? */
 	xe_assert(xe, !vm->size);
 
+	if (xe_vm_in_preempt_fence_mode(vm))
+		flush_work(&vm->preempt.rebind_work);
+
 	mutex_destroy(&vm->snap_mutex);
 
 	if (!(vm->flags & XE_VM_FLAG_MIGRATION))