diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index fd5164139bf083..20e8c40da90d64 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -1634,7 +1634,8 @@ static void fanout_release(struct sock *sk)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&fanout_mutex);
 
-	kfree(po->rollover);
+	if (po->rollover)
+		kfree_rcu(po->rollover, rcu);
 }
 
 static const struct proto_ops packet_ops;
diff --git a/net/packet/internal.h b/net/packet/internal.h
index c035d263c1e8d1..e20b3e8829b8ac 100644
--- a/net/packet/internal.h
+++ b/net/packet/internal.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct packet_fanout {
 
 struct packet_rollover {
 	int			sock;
+	struct rcu_head		rcu;
 	atomic_long_t		num;
 	atomic_long_t		num_huge;
 	atomic_long_t		num_failed;