diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 2b141f20b13b..c41d1e1cbf62 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6119,16 +6119,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_receive_skb_list);
 static void flush_backlog(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *tmp;
+	struct sk_buff_head list;
 	struct softnet_data *sd;
 
+	__skb_queue_head_init(&list);
 	local_bh_disable();
 	sd = this_cpu_ptr(&softnet_data);
 
 	backlog_lock_irq_disable(sd);
 	skb_queue_walk_safe(&sd->input_pkt_queue, skb, tmp) {
-		if (skb->dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNREGISTERING) {
+		if (READ_ONCE(skb->dev->reg_state) == NETREG_UNREGISTERING) {
 			__skb_unlink(skb, &sd->input_pkt_queue);
-			dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
+			__skb_queue_tail(&list, skb);
 			rps_input_queue_head_incr(sd);
 		}
 	}
@@ -6136,14 +6138,16 @@ static void flush_backlog(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	local_lock_nested_bh(&softnet_data.process_queue_bh_lock);
 	skb_queue_walk_safe(&sd->process_queue, skb, tmp) {
-		if (skb->dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNREGISTERING) {
+		if (READ_ONCE(skb->dev->reg_state) == NETREG_UNREGISTERING) {
 			__skb_unlink(skb, &sd->process_queue);
-			kfree_skb(skb);
+			__skb_queue_tail(&list, skb);
 			rps_input_queue_head_incr(sd);
 		}
 	}
 	local_unlock_nested_bh(&softnet_data.process_queue_bh_lock);
 	local_bh_enable();
+
+	__skb_queue_purge_reason(&list, SKB_DROP_REASON_DEV_READY);
 }
 
 static bool flush_required(int cpu)