struct tcf_exts         exts;
        struct tcf_ematch_tree  ematches;
        struct tcf_proto        *tp;
-       struct rcu_head         rcu;
+       union {
+               struct work_struct      work;
+               struct rcu_head         rcu;
+       };
 };
 
 static int cls_cgroup_classify(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tcf_proto *tp,
        [TCA_CGROUP_EMATCHES]   = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 };
 
+static void cls_cgroup_destroy_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct cls_cgroup_head *head = container_of(work,
+                                                   struct cls_cgroup_head,
+                                                   work);
+       rtnl_lock();
+       tcf_exts_destroy(&head->exts);
+       tcf_em_tree_destroy(&head->ematches);
+       kfree(head);
+       rtnl_unlock();
+}
+
 static void cls_cgroup_destroy_rcu(struct rcu_head *root)
 {
        struct cls_cgroup_head *head = container_of(root,
                                                    struct cls_cgroup_head,
                                                    rcu);
 
-       tcf_exts_destroy(&head->exts);
-       tcf_em_tree_destroy(&head->ematches);
-       kfree(head);
+       INIT_WORK(&head->work, cls_cgroup_destroy_work);
+       tcf_queue_work(&head->work);
 }
 
 static int cls_cgroup_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,