diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index 1bd96eb465e1..402e99472a63 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ void tipc_disable_l2_media(struct tipc_bearer *b)
 	dev = (struct net_device *)rtnl_dereference(b->media_ptr);
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(b->media_ptr, NULL);
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->tipc_ptr, NULL);
+	synchronize_net();
 	dev_put(dev);
 }