diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c b/drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c
index eac499c58aa7..6dde9a0cfe76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ static void del_chan(struct pppox_sock *sock)
 	clear_bit(sock->proto.pptp.src_addr.call_id, callid_bitmap);
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(callid_sock[sock->proto.pptp.src_addr.call_id], NULL);
 	spin_unlock(&chan_lock);
-	synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
 static int pptp_xmit(struct ppp_channel *chan, struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -520,6 +519,7 @@ static int pptp_release(struct socket *sock)
 
 	po = pppox_sk(sk);
 	del_chan(po);
+	synchronize_rcu();
 
 	pppox_unbind_sock(sk);
 	sk->sk_state = PPPOX_DEAD;