diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
index 1bdb59a2efe8e..83218129ff285 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ struct rpc_xprt {
 	struct dentry		*debugfs;		/* debugfs directory */
 	atomic_t		inject_disconnect;
 #endif
+	struct rcu_head		rcu;
 };
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SUNRPC_BACKCHANNEL)
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index d8fd84c0cbbaa..605858699f6c9 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <linux/sunrpc/clnt.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/metrics.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/bc_xprt.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 
 #include <trace/events/sunrpc.h>
 
@@ -1166,7 +1167,7 @@ void xprt_free(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 {
 	put_net(xprt->xprt_net);
 	xprt_free_all_slots(xprt);
-	kfree(xprt);
+	kfree_rcu(xprt, rcu);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_free);