diff --git a/kernel/sched/psi.c b/kernel/sched/psi.c
index b7f38f3ad42a25..debaeb07ae5331 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/psi.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/psi.c
@@ -1158,10 +1158,11 @@ void psi_trigger_destroy(struct psi_trigger *t)
 
 	group = t->group;
 	/*
-	 * Wakeup waiters to stop polling. Can happen if cgroup is deleted
-	 * from under a polling process.
+	 * Wakeup waiters to stop polling and clear the queue to prevent it from
+	 * being accessed later. Can happen if cgroup is deleted from under a
+	 * polling process.
 	 */
-	wake_up_interruptible(&t->event_wait);
+	wake_up_pollfree(&t->event_wait);
 
 	mutex_lock(&group->trigger_lock);