diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_gen.h b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_gen.h
index 00c27b95207f..dedf59b661dd 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_gen.h
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_gen.h
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ mtype_cancel_gc(struct ip_set *set)
 	struct htype *h = set->data;
 
 	if (SET_WITH_TIMEOUT(set))
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&h->gc.dwork);
+		disable_delayed_work_sync(&h->gc.dwork);
 }
 
 static int