1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index 20c3d7b97602..71b59cb6ae0c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -935,6 +935,13 @@ static enum si_sm_result smi_event_handler(struct smi_info *smi_info,
                 }
                 goto restart;
         }
+
+        if (si_sm_result == SI_SM_IDLE && smi_info->timer_running) {
+                /* Ok it if fails, the timer will just go off. */
+                if (del_timer(&smi_info->si_timer))
+                        smi_info->timer_running = false;
+        }
+
  out:
         return si_sm_result;
 }