diff --git a/fs/fuse/cuse.c b/fs/fuse/cuse.c
index 96d57735a79f..4079cf8e5974 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/cuse.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/cuse.c
@@ -654,6 +654,11 @@ static void __exit cuse_exit(void)
 {
 	misc_deregister(&cuse_miscdev);
 	class_destroy(cuse_class);
+	/*
+	 * Wait for pending call_rcu() callbacks that call back into
+	 * this module via fc->release (cuse_fc_release).
+	 */
+	rcu_barrier();
 }
 
 module_init(cuse_init);