diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index a2ea121331f18..4d854556b5299 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -643,6 +643,7 @@ static void gfs2_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	gfs2_delete_debugfs_file(sdp);

 	gfs2_sys_fs_del(sdp);
+	rcu_barrier();
 	free_sbd(sdp);
 }