diff --git a/libfprint/fpi-usb-transfer.c b/libfprint/fpi-usb-transfer.c
index 784aa59d..ac4f60ca 100644
--- a/libfprint/fpi-usb-transfer.c
+++ b/libfprint/fpi-usb-transfer.c
@@ -354,9 +354,10 @@ transfer_finish_cb (GObject *source_object, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer user_dat
   fpi_usb_transfer_unref (transfer);
 }
 
-static gboolean
-transfer_cancel_cb (FpiUsbTransfer *transfer)
+static void
+transfer_cancel_cb (FpDevice *device, gpointer user_data)
 {
+  FpiUsbTransfer *transfer = user_data;
   GError *error;
   FpiUsbTransferCallback callback;
 
@@ -369,8 +370,6 @@ transfer_cancel_cb (FpiUsbTransfer *transfer)
   callback (transfer, transfer->device, transfer->user_data, error);
 
   fpi_usb_transfer_unref (transfer);
-
-  return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -413,7 +412,8 @@ fpi_usb_transfer_submit (FpiUsbTransfer        *transfer,
    */
   if (cancellable && g_cancellable_is_cancelled (cancellable))
     {
-      g_idle_add ((GSourceFunc) transfer_cancel_cb, transfer);
+      fpi_device_add_timeout (transfer->device, 0,
+                              transfer_cancel_cb, transfer, NULL);
       return;
     }