diff --git a/hal/wifi3.0/hal_srng.c b/hal/wifi3.0/hal_srng.c
index 7396981bd295..4a55cbb70cb8 100644
--- a/hal/wifi3.0/hal_srng.c
+++ b/hal/wifi3.0/hal_srng.c
@@ -739,8 +739,8 @@ static void hal_reg_write_work(void *arg)
 
 static void __hal_flush_reg_write_work(struct hal_soc *hal)
 {
-	qdf_cancel_work(&hal->reg_write_work);
-
+	qdf_flush_work(&hal->reg_write_work);
+	qdf_disable_work(&hal->reg_write_work);
 }
 
 void hal_flush_reg_write_work(hal_soc_handle_t hal_handle)