diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
index 03ee53adaacd..6dcdc42ed081 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
@@ -4154,9 +4154,11 @@ static void srp_remove_one(struct ib_device *device, void *client_data)
 		spin_unlock(&host->target_lock);
 
 		/*
-		 * Wait for tl_err and target port removal tasks.
+		 * srp_queue_remove_work() queues a call to
+		 * srp_remove_target(). The latter function cancels
+		 * target->tl_err_work so waiting for the remove works to
+		 * finish is sufficient.
 		 */
-		flush_workqueue(system_long_wq);
 		flush_workqueue(srp_remove_wq);
 
 		kfree(host);