diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c b/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
index 2d2b1b7588d7..2f5a9f83fc8d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ static int chunk_io(struct pstore *ps, void *area, chunk_t chunk, int rw,
 	INIT_WORK_ONSTACK(&req.work, do_metadata);
 	queue_work(ps->metadata_wq, &req.work);
 	flush_workqueue(ps->metadata_wq);
+	destroy_work_on_stack(&req.work);
 
 	return req.result;
 }