diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
index 932678617dfa7e..0904ab442d31de 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
@@ -621,8 +621,9 @@ static void msg_done_handler(struct ssif_info *ssif_info, int result,
 			flags = ipmi_ssif_lock_cond(ssif_info, &oflags);
 			ssif_info->waiting_alert = true;
 			ssif_info->rtc_us_timer = SSIF_MSG_USEC;
-			mod_timer(&ssif_info->retry_timer,
-				  jiffies + SSIF_MSG_JIFFIES);
+			if (!ssif_info->stopping)
+				mod_timer(&ssif_info->retry_timer,
+					  jiffies + SSIF_MSG_JIFFIES);
 			ipmi_ssif_unlock_cond(ssif_info, flags);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -954,8 +955,9 @@ static void msg_written_handler(struct ssif_info *ssif_info, int result,
 			ssif_info->waiting_alert = true;
 			ssif_info->retries_left = SSIF_RECV_RETRIES;
 			ssif_info->rtc_us_timer = SSIF_MSG_PART_USEC;
-			mod_timer(&ssif_info->retry_timer,
-				  jiffies + SSIF_MSG_PART_JIFFIES);
+			if (!ssif_info->stopping)
+				mod_timer(&ssif_info->retry_timer,
+					  jiffies + SSIF_MSG_PART_JIFFIES);
 			ipmi_ssif_unlock_cond(ssif_info, flags);
 		}
 	}