diff --git a/net/bridge/br_vlan.c b/net/bridge/br_vlan.c
index 15f44d026e75..9c2fffb827ab 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_vlan.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_vlan.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ void br_vlan_flush(struct net_bridge *br)
 	vg = br_vlan_group(br);
 	__vlan_flush(br, NULL, vg);
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(br->vlgrp, NULL);
-	synchronize_rcu();
+	synchronize_net();
 	__vlan_group_free(vg);
 }
 
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ void nbp_vlan_flush(struct net_bridge_port *port)
 	vg = nbp_vlan_group(port);
 	__vlan_flush(port->br, port, vg);
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(port->vlgrp, NULL);
-	synchronize_rcu();
+	synchronize_net();
 	__vlan_group_free(vg);
 }