diff --git a/include/net/pkt_sched.h b/include/net/pkt_sched.h
index b6cdc33b39c1..9d4d87cc970e 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_sched.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_sched.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ struct qdisc_walker {
 	int	(*fn)(struct Qdisc *, unsigned long cl, struct qdisc_walker *);
 };
 
-#define QDISC_ALIGNTO		32
+#define QDISC_ALIGNTO		64
 #define QDISC_ALIGN(len)	(((len) + QDISC_ALIGNTO-1) & ~(QDISC_ALIGNTO-1))
 
 static inline void *qdisc_priv(struct Qdisc *q)
diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index 67dc08eaaa45..03ca5d826757 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct Qdisc {
 	struct sk_buff_head	q;
 	struct gnet_stats_basic_packed bstats;
 	struct gnet_stats_queue	qstats;
+	struct rcu_head     rcu_head;
 };
 
 struct Qdisc_class_ops {
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 5173c1e1b19c..17513252e83f 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ struct Qdisc *qdisc_alloc(struct netdev_queue *dev_queue,
 	unsigned int size;
 	int err = -ENOBUFS;
 
-	/* ensure that the Qdisc and the private data are 32-byte aligned */
+	/* ensure that the Qdisc and the private data are 64-byte aligned */
 	size = QDISC_ALIGN(sizeof(*sch));
 	size += ops->priv_size + (QDISC_ALIGNTO - 1);
 
@@ -590,6 +590,13 @@ void qdisc_reset(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_reset);
 
+static void qdisc_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct Qdisc *qdisc = container_of(head, struct Qdisc, rcu_head);
+
+	kfree((char *) qdisc - qdisc->padded);
+}
+
 void qdisc_destroy(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
 {
 	const struct Qdisc_ops  *ops = qdisc->ops;
@@ -613,7 +620,11 @@ void qdisc_destroy(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
 	dev_put(qdisc_dev(qdisc));
 
 	kfree_skb(qdisc->gso_skb);
-	kfree((char *) qdisc - qdisc->padded);
+	/*
+	 * gen_estimator est_timer() might access qdisc->q.lock,
+	 * wait a RCU grace period before freeing qdisc.
+	 */
+	call_rcu(&qdisc->rcu_head, qdisc_rcu_free);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_destroy);