diff --git a/net/rose/rose_route.c b/net/rose/rose_route.c
index c53307623236..5f32113c9bbd 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_route.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_route.c
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ static void rose_remove_neigh(struct rose_neigh *rose_neigh)
 {
 	struct rose_neigh *s;
 
-	rose_stop_ftimer(rose_neigh);
-	rose_stop_t0timer(rose_neigh);
+	del_timer_sync(&rose_neigh->ftimer);
+	del_timer_sync(&rose_neigh->t0timer);
 
 	skb_queue_purge(&rose_neigh->queue);