struct tcf_chain *chain, *tmp;
 
        rtnl_lock();
-       /* Only chain 0 should be still here. */
+
+       /* At this point, all the chains should have refcnt == 1. */
        list_for_each_entry_safe(chain, tmp, &block->chain_list, list)
                tcf_chain_put(chain);
        rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
 /* XXX: Standalone actions are not allowed to jump to any chain, and bound
- * actions should be all removed after flushing. However, filters are now
- * destroyed in tc filter workqueue with RTNL lock, they can not race here.
+ * actions should be all removed after flushing.
  */
 void tcf_block_put_ext(struct tcf_block *block, struct Qdisc *q,
                       struct tcf_block_ext_info *ei)
 {
-       struct tcf_chain *chain, *tmp;
+       struct tcf_chain *chain;
 
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(chain, tmp, &block->chain_list, list)
+       /* Hold a refcnt for all chains, except 0, so that they don't disappear
+        * while we are iterating.
+        */
+       list_for_each_entry(chain, &block->chain_list, list)
+               if (chain->index)
+                       tcf_chain_hold(chain);
+
+       list_for_each_entry(chain, &block->chain_list, list)
                tcf_chain_flush(chain);
 
        tcf_block_offload_unbind(block, q, ei);