diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index d3aac6a2479b5..d3fb1ca6a0e6e 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -780,6 +780,7 @@ static int bcm_delete_rx_op(struct list_head *ops, struct bcm_msg_head *mh,
 						  bcm_rx_handler, op);
 
 			list_del(&op->list);
+			synchronize_rcu();
 			bcm_remove_op(op);
 			return 1; /* done */
 		}
@@ -1505,6 +1506,11 @@ static int bcm_release(struct socket *sock)
 					  REGMASK(op->can_id),
 					  bcm_rx_handler, op);
 
+	}
+
+	synchronize_rcu();
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(op, next, &bo->rx_ops, list) {
 		bcm_remove_op(op);
 	}