diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index ff2d7359a418..cb09a5f37a5f 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1033,6 +1033,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(delete_module, const char __user *, name_user,
 	strlcpy(last_unloaded_module, mod->name, sizeof(last_unloaded_module));
 
 	free_module(mod);
+	/* someone could wait for the module in add_unformed_module() */
+	wake_up_all(&module_wq);
 	return 0;
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);