diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_gen.h b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_gen.h
index cb48a2b9cb9f..60f5e29ac8fd 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_gen.h
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_gen.h
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ mtype_cancel_gc(struct ip_set *set)
 	struct mtype *map = set->data;
 
 	if (SET_WITH_TIMEOUT(set))
-		del_timer_sync(&map->gc);
+		timer_shutdown_sync(&map->gc);
 }
 
 static const struct ip_set_type_variant mtype = {