diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c
index f7ab6b44011b..0f82db69d2d8 100644
--- a/fs/quota/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c
@@ -690,6 +690,8 @@ int dquot_writeback_dquots(struct super_block *sb, int type)
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
 
+	flush_delayed_work(&quota_release_work);
+
 	for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAXQUOTAS; cnt++) {
 		if (type != -1 && cnt != type)
 			continue;