diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 4f20f62f9d63..890e152d553e 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1574,12 +1574,26 @@ struct bpf_link {
 	enum bpf_link_type type;
 	const struct bpf_link_ops *ops;
 	struct bpf_prog *prog;
-	struct work_struct work;
+	/* rcu is used before freeing, work can be used to schedule that
+	 * RCU-based freeing before that, so they never overlap
+	 */
+	union {
+		struct rcu_head rcu;
+		struct work_struct work;
+	};
 };
 
 struct bpf_link_ops {
 	void (*release)(struct bpf_link *link);
+	/* deallocate link resources callback, called without RCU grace period
+	 * waiting
+	 */
 	void (*dealloc)(struct bpf_link *link);
+	/* deallocate link resources callback, called after RCU grace period;
+	 * if underlying BPF program is sleepable we go through tasks trace
+	 * RCU GP and then "classic" RCU GP
+	 */
+	void (*dealloc_deferred)(struct bpf_link *link);
 	int (*detach)(struct bpf_link *link);
 	int (*update_prog)(struct bpf_link *link, struct bpf_prog *new_prog,
 			   struct bpf_prog *old_prog);
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index ae2ff73bde7e..c287925471f6 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -3024,17 +3024,46 @@ void bpf_link_inc(struct bpf_link *link)
 	atomic64_inc(&link->refcnt);
 }
 
+static void bpf_link_defer_dealloc_rcu_gp(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	struct bpf_link *link = container_of(rcu, struct bpf_link, rcu);
+
+	/* free bpf_link and its containing memory */
+	link->ops->dealloc_deferred(link);
+}
+
+static void bpf_link_defer_dealloc_mult_rcu_gp(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	if (rcu_trace_implies_rcu_gp())
+		bpf_link_defer_dealloc_rcu_gp(rcu);
+	else
+		call_rcu(rcu, bpf_link_defer_dealloc_rcu_gp);
+}
+
 /* bpf_link_free is guaranteed to be called from process context */
 static void bpf_link_free(struct bpf_link *link)
 {
+	bool sleepable = false;
+
 	bpf_link_free_id(link->id);
 	if (link->prog) {
+		sleepable = link->prog->sleepable;
 		/* detach BPF program, clean up used resources */
 		link->ops->release(link);
 		bpf_prog_put(link->prog);
 	}
-	/* free bpf_link and its containing memory */
-	link->ops->dealloc(link);
+	if (link->ops->dealloc_deferred) {
+		/* schedule BPF link deallocation; if underlying BPF program
+		 * is sleepable, we need to first wait for RCU tasks trace
+		 * sync, then go through "classic" RCU grace period
+		 */
+		if (sleepable)
+			call_rcu_tasks_trace(&link->rcu, bpf_link_defer_dealloc_mult_rcu_gp);
+		else
+			call_rcu(&link->rcu, bpf_link_defer_dealloc_rcu_gp);
+	}
+	if (link->ops->dealloc)
+		link->ops->dealloc(link);
 }
 
 static void bpf_link_put_deferred(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -3544,7 +3573,7 @@ static int bpf_raw_tp_link_fill_link_info(const struct bpf_link *link,
 
 static const struct bpf_link_ops bpf_raw_tp_link_lops = {
 	.release = bpf_raw_tp_link_release,
-	.dealloc = bpf_raw_tp_link_dealloc,
+	.dealloc_deferred = bpf_raw_tp_link_dealloc,
 	.show_fdinfo = bpf_raw_tp_link_show_fdinfo,
 	.fill_link_info = bpf_raw_tp_link_fill_link_info,
 };
diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index 0b73fe5f7206..9dc605f08a23 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -2728,7 +2728,7 @@ static int bpf_kprobe_multi_link_fill_link_info(const struct bpf_link *link,
 
 static const struct bpf_link_ops bpf_kprobe_multi_link_lops = {
 	.release = bpf_kprobe_multi_link_release,
-	.dealloc = bpf_kprobe_multi_link_dealloc,
+	.dealloc_deferred = bpf_kprobe_multi_link_dealloc,
 	.fill_link_info = bpf_kprobe_multi_link_fill_link_info,
 };
 
@@ -3242,7 +3242,7 @@ static int bpf_uprobe_multi_link_fill_link_info(const struct bpf_link *link,
 
 static const struct bpf_link_ops bpf_uprobe_multi_link_lops = {
 	.release = bpf_uprobe_multi_link_release,
-	.dealloc = bpf_uprobe_multi_link_dealloc,
+	.dealloc_deferred = bpf_uprobe_multi_link_dealloc,
 	.fill_link_info = bpf_uprobe_multi_link_fill_link_info,
 };