diff --git a/include/net/act_api.h b/include/net/act_api.h
index d11b79107930..fd2967ee08f7 100644
--- a/include/net/act_api.h
+++ b/include/net/act_api.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct tc_action {
 	struct tc_cookie	__rcu *user_cookie;
 	struct tcf_chain	__rcu *goto_chain;
 	u32			tcfa_flags;
+	struct rcu_head         tcfa_rcu;
 	u8			hw_stats;
 	u8			used_hw_stats;
 	bool			used_hw_stats_valid;
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 332fd9695e54..04ea11c90e03 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@ struct tcf_chain *tcf_action_set_ctrlact(struct tc_action *a, int action,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_action_set_ctrlact);
 
-/* XXX: For standalone actions, we don't need a RCU grace period either, because
- * actions are always connected to filters and filters are already destroyed in
- * RCU callbacks, so after a RCU grace period actions are already disconnected
- * from filters. Readers later can not find us.
- */
 static void free_tcf(struct tc_action *p)
 {
 	struct tcf_chain *chain = rcu_dereference_protected(p->goto_chain, 1);
@@ -129,7 +124,7 @@ static void free_tcf(struct tc_action *p)
 	if (chain)
 		tcf_chain_put_by_act(chain);
 
-	kfree(p);
+	kfree_rcu(p, tcfa_rcu);
 }
 
 static void offload_action_hw_count_set(struct tc_action *act,