diff --git a/net/core/drop_monitor.c b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
index 018d19e3a71d..873155ca7243 100644
--- a/net/core/drop_monitor.c
+++ b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ static int net_dm_hw_monitor_start(struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 		struct per_cpu_dm_data *hw_data = &per_cpu(dm_hw_cpu_data, cpu);
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-		timer_delete_sync(&hw_data->send_timer);
+		timer_shutdown_sync(&hw_data->send_timer);
 		cancel_work_sync(&hw_data->dm_alert_work);
 		while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&hw_data->drop_queue))) {
 			struct devlink_trap_metadata *hw_metadata;
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ static void net_dm_hw_monitor_stop(struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 		struct per_cpu_dm_data *hw_data = &per_cpu(dm_hw_cpu_data, cpu);
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-		timer_delete_sync(&hw_data->send_timer);
+		timer_shutdown_sync(&hw_data->send_timer);
 		cancel_work_sync(&hw_data->dm_alert_work);
 		while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&hw_data->drop_queue))) {
 			struct devlink_trap_metadata *hw_metadata;
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ static int net_dm_trace_on_set(struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 		struct per_cpu_dm_data *data = &per_cpu(dm_cpu_data, cpu);
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-		timer_delete_sync(&data->send_timer);
+		timer_shutdown_sync(&data->send_timer);
 		cancel_work_sync(&data->dm_alert_work);
 		while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&data->drop_queue)))
 			consume_skb(skb);
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ static void net_dm_trace_off_set(void)
 		struct per_cpu_dm_data *data = &per_cpu(dm_cpu_data, cpu);
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-		timer_delete_sync(&data->send_timer);
+		timer_shutdown_sync(&data->send_timer);
 		cancel_work_sync(&data->dm_alert_work);
 		while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&data->drop_queue)))
 			consume_skb(skb);