struct sock_filter *bpf_ops;
        const char *bpf_name;
        struct tcf_proto *tp;
-       struct rcu_head rcu;
+       union {
+               struct work_struct work;
+               struct rcu_head rcu;
+       };
 };
 
 static const struct nla_policy bpf_policy[TCA_BPF_MAX + 1] = {
        kfree(prog);
 }
 
+static void cls_bpf_delete_prog_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct cls_bpf_prog *prog = container_of(work, struct cls_bpf_prog, work);
+
+       rtnl_lock();
+       __cls_bpf_delete_prog(prog);
+       rtnl_unlock();
+}
+
 static void cls_bpf_delete_prog_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 {
-       __cls_bpf_delete_prog(container_of(rcu, struct cls_bpf_prog, rcu));
+       struct cls_bpf_prog *prog = container_of(rcu, struct cls_bpf_prog, rcu);
+
+       INIT_WORK(&prog->work, cls_bpf_delete_prog_work);
+       tcf_queue_work(&prog->work);
 }
 
 static void __cls_bpf_delete(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct cls_bpf_prog *prog)