diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index 929bd255a290..4c661ad91e7d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -1234,10 +1234,10 @@ static int nbd_start_device_ioctl(struct nbd_device *nbd, struct block_device *b
 	mutex_unlock(&nbd->config_lock);
 	ret = wait_event_interruptible(config->recv_wq,
 					 atomic_read(&config->recv_threads) == 0);
-	if (ret) {
+	if (ret)
 		sock_shutdown(nbd);
-		flush_workqueue(nbd->recv_workq);
-	}
+	flush_workqueue(nbd->recv_workq);
+
 	mutex_lock(&nbd->config_lock);
 	bd_set_size(bdev, 0);
 	/* user requested, ignore socket errors */