diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index 85b3d0036afdeff08efc32d1179dbabf7a58f9b3..caa0278d30a9dbedb6ca0dc172144c7992e2e485 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -1284,6 +1284,8 @@ static void __exit inet6_exit(void)
 	proto_unregister(&udplitev6_prot);
 	proto_unregister(&udpv6_prot);
 	proto_unregister(&tcpv6_prot);
+
+	rcu_barrier(); /* Wait for completion of call_rcu()'s */
 }
 module_exit(inet6_exit);