diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 47931c8be04b80..72ba027c34cfea 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -1779,6 +1779,7 @@ int neigh_table_clear(int index, struct neigh_table *tbl)
 {
 	neigh_tables[index] = NULL;
 	/* It is not clean... Fix it to unload IPv6 module safely */
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&tbl->managed_work);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&tbl->gc_work);
 	del_timer_sync(&tbl->proxy_timer);
 	pneigh_queue_purge(&tbl->proxy_queue);