diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
index 8b1e3ae8fe50..a9fb5a48751e 100755
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
@@ -4283,6 +4283,9 @@ 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",