diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_main.c
index 7557bb6694c0..734da1680c5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_main.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static void idpf_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct idpf_adapter *adapter = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&adapter->serv_task);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&adapter->vc_event_task);
 	idpf_vc_core_deinit(adapter);
 	idpf_deinit_dflt_mbx(adapter);