diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_work.c b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_work.c
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_work.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_work.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*-
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2019 Hans Petter Selasky
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2021 Hans Petter Selasky
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -433,15 +433,20 @@
 	};
 	struct taskqueue *tq;
 
+retry:
 	switch (linux_update_state(&dwork->work.state, states)) {
 	case WORK_ST_TIMER:
-	case WORK_ST_CANCEL:
 		if (linux_cancel_timer(dwork, 0)) {
 			atomic_cmpxchg(&dwork->work.state,
 			    WORK_ST_CANCEL, WORK_ST_IDLE);
 			return (true);
 		}
-		/* FALLTHROUGH */
+		/*
+		 * If the timer was not stopped, it means it has just
+		 * elapsed and the state needs to be checked again:
+		 */
+		goto retry;
+	case WORK_ST_CANCEL:
 	case WORK_ST_TASK:
 		tq = dwork->work.work_queue->taskqueue;
 		if (taskqueue_cancel(tq, &dwork->work.work_task, NULL) == 0) {