diff --git a/net/ncsi/internal.h b/net/ncsi/internal.h
index adee6dcabdc3..2c9d1f22c16a 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/internal.h
+++ b/net/ncsi/internal.h
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ struct vlan_vid {
 	struct list_head list;
 	__be16 proto;
 	u16 vid;
+	struct rcu_head rcu_head;
 };
 
 struct ncsi_dev_priv {
diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
index 54d0df0a9efe..1d63958c4429 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ int ncsi_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto, u16 vid)
 			netdev_dbg(dev, "NCSI: vid %u found, removing\n", vid);
 			list_del_rcu(&vlan->list);
 			found = true;
-			kfree(vlan);
+			kfree_rcu(vlan, rcu_head);
 		}
 
 	if (!found) {