diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
index 3ff35f811765..0fc7ab5832d1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static void tnode_free(struct key_vector *tn)
 
 	if (tnode_free_size >= READ_ONCE(sysctl_fib_sync_mem)) {
 		tnode_free_size = 0;
-		synchronize_rcu();
+		synchronize_net();
 	}
 }