diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c
index 72ef35b51cac9c..90c3e7e6cacba2 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ static void nft_rhash_destroy(const struct nft_set *set)
 	struct nft_rhash *priv = nft_set_priv(set);
 
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->gc_work);
+	rcu_barrier();
 	rhashtable_free_and_destroy(&priv->ht, nft_rhash_elem_destroy,
 				    (void *)set);
 }