diff --git a/block/partitions/core.c b/block/partitions/core.c
index 1a7558917c47d6..f5d5872b89d57e 100644
--- a/block/partitions/core.c
+++ b/block/partitions/core.c
@@ -288,15 +288,12 @@ struct device_type part_type = {
 void delete_partition(struct block_device *part)
 {
 	xa_erase(&part->bd_disk->part_tbl, part->bd_partno);
-	kobject_put(part->bd_holder_dir);
-	device_del(&part->bd_device);
-
-	/*
-	 * Remove the block device from the inode hash, so that it cannot be
-	 * looked up any more even when openers still hold references.
-	 */
 	remove_inode_hash(part->bd_inode);
 
+	synchronize_rcu();
+
+	kobject_put(part->bd_holder_dir);
+	device_del(&part->bd_device);
 	put_device(&part->bd_device);
 }