diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c
index e020f44ac2c7..c1034d8f6bf0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c
@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@ static void connect(struct backend_info *be)
 err:
 	if (be->vif->num_queues > 0)
 		xenvif_disconnect_data(be->vif); /* Clean up existing queues */
+	synchronize_net();
 	for (queue_index = 0; queue_index < be->vif->num_queues; ++queue_index)
 		xenvif_deinit_queue(&be->vif->queues[queue_index]);
 	vfree(be->vif->queues);