diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
index 1e40dacaa137..a2ed3bda4ddc 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
@@ -1855,6 +1855,9 @@ static __net_exit void l2tp_exit_net(struct net *net)
 		(void)l2tp_tunnel_delete(tunnel);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
+
+	flush_workqueue(l2tp_wq);
+	rcu_barrier();
 }
 
 static struct pernet_operations l2tp_net_ops = {