diff --git a/kernel/cfi.c b/kernel/cfi.c
index b2d3d6533978..ab898e0d38d0 100644
--- a/kernel/cfi.c
+++ b/kernel/cfi.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static void update_shadow(struct module *mod, unsigned long base_addr,
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(cfi_shadow, next);
 	mutex_unlock(&shadow_update_lock);
-	synchronize_rcu();
+	synchronize_rcu_expedited();
 
 	if (prev) {
 		set_memory_rw((unsigned long)prev, SHADOW_PAGES);