diff --git a/src/async/async.c b/src/async/async.c
index 7d37ac7f8..8610abb1d 100644
--- a/src/async/async.c
+++ b/src/async/async.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ void re_async_cancel(struct re_async *async, intptr_t id)
 		w->workh = NULL;
 		w->cb	 = NULL;
 		w->arg	 = mem_deref(w->arg);
-		list_move(&w->le, &async->freel);
+		/* No move to free list since queueh must always handled */
 		mtx_unlock(w->mtx);
 	}
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ void re_async_cancel(struct re_async *async, intptr_t id)
 		w->workh = NULL;
 		w->cb	 = NULL;
 		w->arg	 = mem_deref(w->arg);
-		list_move(&w->le, &async->freel);
+		/* No move to free list since queueh must always handled */
 		mtx_unlock(w->mtx);
 	}