diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.c b/net/tipc/name_table.c
index d1180370fdf41..e74940eab3a47 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.c
@@ -949,8 +949,8 @@ void tipc_nametbl_stop(struct net *net)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
 
-	synchronize_net();
-	kfree(nt);
+	/* TODO: clear tn->nametbl, implement proper RCU rules ? */
+	kfree_rcu(nt, rcu);
 }
 
 static int __tipc_nl_add_nametable_publ(struct tipc_nl_msg *msg,
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.h b/net/tipc/name_table.h
index 3bcd9ef8cee30..7ff6eeebaae64 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.h
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ struct publication {
 
 /**
  * struct name_table - table containing all existing port name publications
+ * @rcu: RCU callback head used for deferred freeing
  * @services: name sequence hash lists
  * @node_scope: all local publications with node scope
  *               - used by name_distr during re-init of name table
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ struct publication {
  * @snd_nxt: next sequence number to be used
  */
 struct name_table {
+	struct rcu_head rcu;
 	struct hlist_head services[TIPC_NAMETBL_SIZE];
 	struct list_head node_scope;
 	struct list_head cluster_scope;