diff --git a/kernel/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcutorture.c
index 75fca518888c..6a30ea3f1d82 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutorture.c
@@ -796,11 +796,11 @@ checkwait:	rcu_stutter_wait("rcu_torture_boost");
 
 	/* Clean up and exit. */
 	VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("rcu_torture_boost task stopping");
-	destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rbi.rcu);
 	rcutorture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_boost");
 	while (!kthread_should_stop() || rbi.inflight)
 		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
 	smp_mb(); /* order accesses to ->inflight before stack-frame death. */
+	destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rbi.rcu);
 	return 0;
 }