diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index ea94984a3895..87441fc75663 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -795,28 +795,15 @@ static struct inode *cgroup_new_inode(mode_t mode, struct super_block *sb)
 static int cgroup_call_pre_destroy(struct cgroup *cgrp)
 {
 	struct cgroup_subsys *ss;
-	struct cgroup_event *event, *tmp;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	for_each_subsys(cgrp->root, ss)
 		if (ss->pre_destroy) {
 			ret = ss->pre_destroy(ss, cgrp);
 			if (ret)
-				goto out;
+				break;
 		}
 
-	/*
-	 * Unregister events and notify userspace.
-	 */
-	spin_lock(&cgrp->event_list_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(event, tmp, &cgrp->event_list, list) {
-		list_del(&event->list);
-		eventfd_signal(event->eventfd, 1);
-		schedule_work(&event->remove);
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&cgrp->event_list_lock);
-
-out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -3006,7 +2993,6 @@ static void cgroup_event_remove(struct work_struct *work)
 	event->cft->unregister_event(cgrp, event->cft, event->eventfd);
 
 	eventfd_ctx_put(event->eventfd);
-	remove_wait_queue(event->wqh, &event->wait);
 	kfree(event);
 }
 
@@ -3024,6 +3010,7 @@ static int cgroup_event_wake(wait_queue_t *wait, unsigned mode,
 	unsigned long flags = (unsigned long)key;
 
 	if (flags & POLLHUP) {
+		remove_wait_queue_locked(event->wqh, &event->wait);
 		spin_lock(&cgrp->event_list_lock);
 		list_del(&event->list);
 		spin_unlock(&cgrp->event_list_lock);
@@ -3472,6 +3459,7 @@ static int cgroup_rmdir(struct inode *unused_dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	struct dentry *d;
 	struct cgroup *parent;
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
+	struct cgroup_event *event, *tmp;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* the vfs holds both inode->i_mutex already */
@@ -3555,6 +3543,20 @@ again:
 	set_bit(CGRP_RELEASABLE, &parent->flags);
 	check_for_release(parent);
 
+	/*
+	 * Unregister events and notify userspace.
+	 * Notify userspace about cgroup removing only after rmdir of cgroup
+	 * directory to avoid race between userspace and kernelspace
+	 */
+	spin_lock(&cgrp->event_list_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(event, tmp, &cgrp->event_list, list) {
+		list_del(&event->list);
+		remove_wait_queue(event->wqh, &event->wait);
+		eventfd_signal(event->eventfd, 1);
+		schedule_work(&event->remove);
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&cgrp->event_list_lock);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }