diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
index 006a8b908f7730105dd0a2d0f140944aca640a1b..2978acdd995e7580a70fb24536543d2ec7306c9c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ unsigned long i915_gem_shrink_all(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 				I915_SHRINK_ACTIVE);
 	intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 
-	rcu_barrier(); /* wait until our RCU delayed slab frees are completed */
+	synchronize_rcu(); /* wait for our earlier RCU delayed slab frees */
 
 	return freed;
 }