diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flower.c b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
index b480d7c792ba..5b5722c8b32c 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flower.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ struct cls_fl_filter {
 	struct list_head list;
 	u32 handle;
 	u32 flags;
-	struct rcu_head	rcu;
+	union {
+		struct work_struct work;
+		struct rcu_head	rcu;
+	};
 	struct net_device *hw_dev;
 };
 
@@ -215,12 +218,22 @@ static int fl_init(struct tcf_proto *tp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void fl_destroy_filter_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct cls_fl_filter *f = container_of(work, struct cls_fl_filter, work);
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+	tcf_exts_destroy(&f->exts);
+	kfree(f);
+	rtnl_unlock();
+}
+
 static void fl_destroy_filter(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
 	struct cls_fl_filter *f = container_of(head, struct cls_fl_filter, rcu);
 
-	tcf_exts_destroy(&f->exts);
-	kfree(f);
+	INIT_WORK(&f->work, fl_destroy_filter_work);
+	tcf_queue_work(&f->work);
 }
 
 static void fl_hw_destroy_filter(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct cls_fl_filter *f)