diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
index dce9d12c7981a..33e2030503fa5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ struct ffs_io_data {
 
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	struct work_struct work;
+	struct work_struct cancellation_work;
 
 	struct usb_ep *ep;
 	struct usb_request *req;
@@ -1072,22 +1073,31 @@ ffs_epfile_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void ffs_aio_cancel_worker(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct ffs_io_data *io_data = container_of(work, struct ffs_io_data,
+						   cancellation_work);
+
+	ENTER();
+
+	usb_ep_dequeue(io_data->ep, io_data->req);
+}
+
 static int ffs_aio_cancel(struct kiocb *kiocb)
 {
 	struct ffs_io_data *io_data = kiocb->private;
-	struct ffs_epfile *epfile = kiocb->ki_filp->private_data;
+	struct ffs_data *ffs = io_data->ffs;
 	int value;
 
 	ENTER();
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&epfile->ffs->eps_lock);
-
-	if (likely(io_data && io_data->ep && io_data->req))
-		value = usb_ep_dequeue(io_data->ep, io_data->req);
-	else
+	if (likely(io_data && io_data->ep && io_data->req)) {
+		INIT_WORK(&io_data->cancellation_work, ffs_aio_cancel_worker);
+		queue_work(ffs->io_completion_wq, &io_data->cancellation_work);
+		value = -EINPROGRESS;
+	} else {
 		value = -EINVAL;
-
-	spin_unlock_irq(&epfile->ffs->eps_lock);
+	}
 
 	return value;
 }