diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index b793e3521a36..c5a9d73147a6 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -7196,11 +7196,10 @@ static void __net_exit rtnl_lock_unregistering(struct list_head *net_list)
 	 */
 	struct net *net;
 	bool unregistering;
-	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
+	DEFINE_WAIT_FUNC(wait, woken_wake_function);
 
+	add_wait_queue(&netdev_unregistering_wq, &wait);
 	for (;;) {
-		prepare_to_wait(&netdev_unregistering_wq, &wait,
-				TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		unregistering = false;
 		rtnl_lock();
 		list_for_each_entry(net, net_list, exit_list) {
@@ -7212,9 +7211,10 @@ static void __net_exit rtnl_lock_unregistering(struct list_head *net_list)
 		if (!unregistering)
 			break;
 		__rtnl_unlock();
-		schedule();
+
+		wait_woken(&wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT);
 	}
-	finish_wait(&netdev_unregistering_wq, &wait);
+	remove_wait_queue(&netdev_unregistering_wq, &wait);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit default_device_exit_batch(struct list_head *net_list)
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index a6882686ca3a..b095296f711f 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -365,11 +365,10 @@ static void rtnl_lock_unregistering_all(void)
 {
 	struct net *net;
 	bool unregistering;
-	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
+	DEFINE_WAIT_FUNC(wait, woken_wake_function);
 
+	add_wait_queue(&netdev_unregistering_wq, &wait);
 	for (;;) {
-		prepare_to_wait(&netdev_unregistering_wq, &wait,
-				TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		unregistering = false;
 		rtnl_lock();
 		for_each_net(net) {
@@ -381,9 +380,10 @@ static void rtnl_lock_unregistering_all(void)
 		if (!unregistering)
 			break;
 		__rtnl_unlock();
-		schedule();
+
+		wait_woken(&wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT);
 	}
-	finish_wait(&netdev_unregistering_wq, &wait);
+	remove_wait_queue(&netdev_unregistering_wq, &wait);
 }
 
 /**