diff --git a/fs/proc/root.c b/fs/proc/root.c
index b55dbc70287b..06a297a27ba3 100644
--- a/fs/proc/root.c
+++ b/fs/proc/root.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static void proc_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	kill_anon_super(sb);
 	put_pid_ns(fs_info->pid_ns);
-	kfree(fs_info);
+	kfree_rcu(fs_info, rcu);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type proc_fs_type = {
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index de407e7c3b55..0b2a89854440 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct proc_fs_info {
 	kgid_t pid_gid;
 	enum proc_hidepid hide_pid;
 	enum proc_pidonly pidonly;
+	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
 static inline struct proc_fs_info *proc_sb_info(struct super_block *sb)