diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 59968dcbafe1..dd09d2063da2 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -4276,21 +4276,21 @@ static int __net_init xfrm_policy_init(struct net *net)
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-static void xfrm_policy_fini(struct net *net)
+static void __net_exit xfrm_net_pre_exit(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct xfrm_pol_inexact_bin *b, *t;
-	unsigned int sz;
-	int dir;
-
 	disable_work_sync(&net->xfrm.policy_hthresh.work);
-
 	flush_work(&net->xfrm.policy_hash_work);
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFRM_SUB_POLICY
 	xfrm_policy_flush(net, XFRM_POLICY_TYPE_SUB, false);
 #endif
 	xfrm_policy_flush(net, XFRM_POLICY_TYPE_MAIN, false);
+}
 
-	synchronize_rcu();
+static void xfrm_policy_fini(struct net *net)
+{
+	struct xfrm_pol_inexact_bin *b, *t;
+	unsigned int sz;
+	int dir;
 
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&net->xfrm.policy_all));
 
@@ -4368,6 +4368,7 @@ static void __net_exit xfrm_net_exit(struct net *net)
 
 static struct pernet_operations __net_initdata xfrm_net_ops = {
 	.init = xfrm_net_init,
+	.pre_exit = xfrm_net_pre_exit,
 	.exit = xfrm_net_exit,
 };