diff --git a/block/blk-throttle.c b/block/blk-throttle.c
index 18f773e52dfb..bd870f9ae458 100644
--- a/block/blk-throttle.c
+++ b/block/blk-throttle.c
@@ -2414,6 +2414,7 @@ int blk_throtl_init(struct request_queue *q)
 void blk_throtl_exit(struct request_queue *q)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!q->td);
+	del_timer_sync(&q->td->service_queue.pending_timer);
 	throtl_shutdown_wq(q);
 	blkcg_deactivate_policy(q, &blkcg_policy_throtl);
 	free_percpu(q->td->latency_buckets[READ]);