diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
index 1737c59e4ff6..56620c3fea04 100755
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
@@ -4193,6 +4193,9 @@ sub send_email {
 }
 
 sub cancel_test {
+    if ($monitor_cnt) {
+	end_monitor;
+    }
     if ($email_when_canceled) {
 	my $name = get_test_name;
 	send_email("KTEST: Your [$name] test was cancelled",