diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index bf89a51e740d..ac02fafc9f1b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ probe_event_disable(struct trace_uprobe *tu, struct trace_event_file *file)
 
 		list_del_rcu(&link->list);
 		/* synchronize with u{,ret}probe_trace_func */
-		synchronize_sched();
+		synchronize_rcu();
 		kfree(link);
 
 		if (!list_empty(&tu->tp.files))