diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c b/fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c
index 8ce462c64c51..ebe0dbc8db4a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ static int ocfs2_local_read_info(struct super_block *sb, int type)
 		if (locked)
 			ocfs2_inode_unlock(lqinode, 1);
 		ocfs2_release_local_quota_bitmaps(&oinfo->dqi_chunk);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&oinfo->dqi_sync_work);
 		kfree(oinfo);
 	}
 	brelse(bh);