diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c b/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c
index ce99da44ea7d..00facbfabced 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c
@@ -1524,13 +1524,13 @@ static void vxlan_sock_release(struct vxlan_dev *vxlan)
 
 	if (__vxlan_sock_release_prep(sock4)) {
 		udp_tunnel_sock_release(sock4->sk);
-		kfree(sock4);
+		kfree_rcu(sock4, rcu);
 	}
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 	if (__vxlan_sock_release_prep(sock6)) {
 		udp_tunnel_sock_release(sock6->sk);
-		kfree(sock6);
+		kfree_rcu(sock6, rcu);
 	}
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/include/net/vxlan.h b/include/net/vxlan.h
index 8b52294b2902..dfba89695efc 100644
--- a/include/net/vxlan.h
+++ b/include/net/vxlan.h
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ struct vxlan_metadata {
 struct vxlan_sock {
 	struct hlist_node hlist;
 	struct sock	  *sk;
+	struct rcu_head	  rcu;
 	struct hlist_head vni_list[VNI_HASH_SIZE];
 	refcount_t	  refcnt;
 	u32		  flags;