diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index a65694cbfe68..6766de9f9d75 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -660,12 +660,19 @@ static void inode_switch_wbs(struct inode *inode, int new_wb_id)
 
 	atomic_inc(&isw_nr_in_flight);
 
-	/* find and pin the new wb */
+	/*
+	 * Paired with synchronize_rcu() in cgroup_writeback_umount():
+	 * holding rcu_read_lock across inode_prepare_wbs_switch()
+	 * (covering the SB_ACTIVE check and the inode grab) and
+	 * wb_queue_isw() ensures synchronize_rcu() cannot return until
+	 * the work is queued, so the subsequent flush_workqueue() will
+	 * wait for the switch.
+	 */
 	rcu_read_lock();
+	/* find and pin the new wb */
 	memcg_css = css_from_id(new_wb_id, &memory_cgrp_subsys);
 	if (memcg_css && !css_tryget(memcg_css))
 		memcg_css = NULL;
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (!memcg_css)
 		goto out_free;
 
@@ -681,9 +688,11 @@ static void inode_switch_wbs(struct inode *inode, int new_wb_id)
 
 	trace_inode_switch_wbs_queue(inode->i_wb, new_wb, 1);
 	wb_queue_isw(new_wb, isw);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return;
 
 out_free:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	atomic_dec(&isw_nr_in_flight);
 	if (new_wb)
 		wb_put(new_wb);
@@ -741,6 +750,14 @@ bool cleanup_offline_cgwb(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
 		new_wb = &wb->bdi->wb; /* wb_get() is noop for bdi's wb */
 
 	nr = 0;
+	/*
+	 * Paired with synchronize_rcu() in cgroup_writeback_umount().
+	 * Holding rcu_read_lock across the SB_ACTIVE check, the inode grab
+	 * and wb_queue_isw() ensures synchronize_rcu() cannot return until
+	 * the work is queued, so the subsequent flush_workqueue() will wait
+	 * for the switch.
+	 */
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
 	/*
 	 * In addition to the inodes that have completed writeback, also switch
@@ -758,6 +775,7 @@ bool cleanup_offline_cgwb(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
 
 	/* no attached inodes? bail out */
 	if (nr == 0) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		atomic_dec(&isw_nr_in_flight);
 		wb_put(new_wb);
 		kfree(isw);
@@ -766,6 +784,7 @@ bool cleanup_offline_cgwb(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
 
 	trace_inode_switch_wbs_queue(wb, new_wb, nr);
 	wb_queue_isw(new_wb, isw);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return restart;
 }
@@ -1221,6 +1240,14 @@ void cgroup_writeback_umount(struct super_block *sb)
 	smp_mb();
 
 	if (atomic_read(&isw_nr_in_flight)) {
+		/*
+		 * Paired with rcu_read_lock() in inode_switch_wbs() and
+		 * cleanup_offline_cgwb().  synchronize_rcu() waits for any
+		 * in-flight switcher that already passed the SB_ACTIVE check
+		 * to finish queueing its work, so flush_workqueue() below
+		 * will then drain it.
+		 */
+		synchronize_rcu();
 		/*
 		 * Use rcu_barrier() to wait for all pending callbacks to
 		 * ensure that all in-flight wb switches are in the workqueue.