diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf_core.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf_core.c
index d873ceea86e6..ca09bf49ac68 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf_core.c
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ static void snmp6_free_dev(struct inet6_dev *idev)
 	free_percpu(idev->stats.ipv6);
 }
 
+static void in6_dev_finish_destroy_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inet6_dev *idev = container_of(head, struct inet6_dev, rcu);
+
+	snmp6_free_dev(idev);
+	kfree(idev);
+}
+
 /* Nobody refers to this device, we may destroy it. */
 
 void in6_dev_finish_destroy(struct inet6_dev *idev)
@@ -151,7 +159,6 @@ void in6_dev_finish_destroy(struct inet6_dev *idev)
 		pr_warn("Freeing alive inet6 device %p\n", idev);
 		return;
 	}
-	snmp6_free_dev(idev);
-	kfree_rcu(idev, rcu);
+	call_rcu(&idev->rcu, in6_dev_finish_destroy_rcu);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(in6_dev_finish_destroy);