diff --git a/mm/z3fold.c b/mm/z3fold.c
index 1a029a7..43de92f 100644
--- a/mm/z3fold.c
+++ b/mm/z3fold.c
@@ -818,8 +818,15 @@ static void z3fold_destroy_pool(struct z3fold_pool *pool)
 {
 	kmem_cache_destroy(pool->c_handle);
 	z3fold_unregister_migration(pool);
-	destroy_workqueue(pool->release_wq);
+
+	/*
+	 * We need to destroy pool->compact_wq before pool->release_wq,
+	 * as any pending work on pool->compact_wq will call
+	 * queue_work(pool->release_wq, &pool->work).
+	 */
+
 	destroy_workqueue(pool->compact_wq);
+	destroy_workqueue(pool->release_wq);
 	kfree(pool);
 }