diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c b/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c
index a9033481fa5e..a9327e2e48ce 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ error:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
+static void free_port_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	struct netdev_vport *netdev_vport = container_of(rcu,
+					struct netdev_vport, rcu);
+
+	dev_put(netdev_vport->dev);
+	ovs_vport_free(vport_from_priv(netdev_vport));
+}
+
 static void netdev_destroy(struct vport *vport)
 {
 	struct netdev_vport *netdev_vport = netdev_vport_priv(vport);
@@ -122,10 +131,7 @@ static void netdev_destroy(struct vport *vport)
 	netdev_rx_handler_unregister(netdev_vport->dev);
 	dev_set_promiscuity(netdev_vport->dev, -1);
 
-	synchronize_rcu();
-
-	dev_put(netdev_vport->dev);
-	ovs_vport_free(vport);
+	call_rcu(&netdev_vport->rcu, free_port_rcu);
 }
 
 const char *ovs_netdev_get_name(const struct vport *vport)
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.h b/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.h
index f7072a25c604..6478079b3417 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.h
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.h
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@
 #define VPORT_NETDEV_H 1
 
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 
 #include "vport.h"
 
 struct vport *ovs_netdev_get_vport(struct net_device *dev);
 
 struct netdev_vport {
+	struct rcu_head rcu;
+
 	struct net_device *dev;
 };