diff --git a/tools/testing/radix-tree/test.c b/tools/testing/radix-tree/test.c
index 5978ab1f403d97f135ae7f026a07caab71113212..def6015570b22a46274cd51b6f2135c6b6157090 100644
--- a/tools/testing/radix-tree/test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/radix-tree/test.c
@@ -75,6 +75,25 @@ int item_delete(struct radix_tree_root *root, unsigned long index)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void item_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct item *item = container_of(head, struct item, rcu_head);
+
+	free(item);
+}
+
+int item_delete_rcu(struct radix_tree_root *root, unsigned long index)
+{
+	struct item *item = radix_tree_delete(root, index);
+
+	if (item) {
+		item_sanity(item, index);
+		call_rcu(&item->rcu_head, item_free_rcu);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void item_check_present(struct radix_tree_root *root, unsigned long index)
 {
 	struct item *item;
diff --git a/tools/testing/radix-tree/test.h b/tools/testing/radix-tree/test.h
index d9c031dbeb1a9634451608a29592a74002958dc3..8cf4a7a7f94cac3eab2c8d21029d6b5e855f40d4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/radix-tree/test.h
+++ b/tools/testing/radix-tree/test.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 
 struct item {
+	struct rcu_head	rcu_head;
 	unsigned long index;
 	unsigned int order;
 };
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ int item_insert(struct radix_tree_root *root, unsigned long index);
 int item_insert_order(struct radix_tree_root *root, unsigned long index,
 			unsigned order);
 int item_delete(struct radix_tree_root *root, unsigned long index);
+int item_delete_rcu(struct radix_tree_root *root, unsigned long index);
 struct item *item_lookup(struct radix_tree_root *root, unsigned long index);
 
 void item_check_present(struct radix_tree_root *root, unsigned long index);