diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 3a03a74c0609b89172941ccb9e6a9586005bbf31..397e25bdbfecfd68d4808847850e1f5e8cbd5287 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ e1000_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	int i;
 #endif
 
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	flush_work_keventd(&adapter->reset_task);
 
 	e1000_release_manageability(adapter);