#include "smc_cdc.h"
 #include "smc_close.h"
 
-#define SMC_LGR_NUM_INCR       256
-#define SMC_LGR_FREE_DELAY     (600 * HZ)
+#define SMC_LGR_NUM_INCR               256
+#define SMC_LGR_FREE_DELAY_SERV                (600 * HZ)
+#define SMC_LGR_FREE_DELAY_CLNT                (SMC_LGR_FREE_DELAY_SERV + 10)
 
 static u32 smc_lgr_num;                        /* unique link group number */
 
                __smc_lgr_unregister_conn(conn);
        }
        write_unlock_bh(&lgr->conns_lock);
-       if (reduced && !lgr->conns_num)
-               schedule_delayed_work(&lgr->free_work, SMC_LGR_FREE_DELAY);
+       if (!reduced || lgr->conns_num)
+               return;
+       /* client link group creation always follows the server link group
+        * creation. For client use a somewhat higher removal delay time,
+        * otherwise there is a risk of out-of-sync link groups.
+        */
+       mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &lgr->free_work,
+                        lgr->role == SMC_CLNT ? SMC_LGR_FREE_DELAY_CLNT :
+                                                SMC_LGR_FREE_DELAY_SERV);
 }
 
 static void smc_lgr_free_work(struct work_struct *work)