diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
index e276b5360c2e..2c1b051fdc0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
@@ -3146,6 +3146,7 @@ int idpf_vc_core_init(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 
 err_intr_req:
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&adapter->serv_task);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&adapter->mbx_task);
 	idpf_vport_params_buf_rel(adapter);
 err_netdev_alloc:
 	kfree(adapter->vports);