}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_reset_ctrl_sync);
 
-static void nvme_delete_ctrl_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static void nvme_do_delete_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
-       struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl =
-               container_of(work, struct nvme_ctrl, delete_work);
-
        dev_info(ctrl->device,
                 "Removing ctrl: NQN \"%s\"\n", ctrl->opts->subsysnqn);
 
        nvme_put_ctrl(ctrl);
 }
 
+static void nvme_delete_ctrl_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl =
+               container_of(work, struct nvme_ctrl, delete_work);
+
+       nvme_do_delete_ctrl(ctrl);
+}
+
 int nvme_delete_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
        if (!nvme_change_ctrl_state(ctrl, NVME_CTRL_DELETING))