diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
index 2374adb50558..e3d79f8b69d8 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.c
+++ b/net/tipc/core.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static int __net_init tipc_init_net(struct net *net)
 	tn->trial_addr = 0;
 	tn->addr_trial_end = 0;
 	tn->capabilities = TIPC_NODE_CAPABILITIES;
+	INIT_WORK(&tn->final_work.work, tipc_net_finalize_work);
 	memset(tn->node_id, 0, sizeof(tn->node_id));
 	memset(tn->node_id_string, 0, sizeof(tn->node_id_string));
 	tn->mon_threshold = TIPC_DEF_MON_THRESHOLD;
@@ -96,13 +97,13 @@ out_sk_rht:
 
 static void __net_exit tipc_exit_net(struct net *net)
 {
+	struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
+
 	tipc_detach_loopback(net);
+	/* Make sure the tipc_net_finalize_work() finished */
+	cancel_work_sync(&tn->final_work.work);
 	tipc_net_stop(net);
 
-	/* Make sure the tipc_net_finalize_work stopped
-	 * before releasing the resources.
-	 */
-	flush_scheduled_work();
 	tipc_bcast_stop(net);
 	tipc_nametbl_stop(net);
 	tipc_sk_rht_destroy(net);
diff --git a/net/tipc/core.h b/net/tipc/core.h
index 3042f654e0af..e119c4a88d63 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.h
+++ b/net/tipc/core.h
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ extern unsigned int tipc_net_id __read_mostly;
 extern int sysctl_tipc_rmem[3] __read_mostly;
 extern int sysctl_tipc_named_timeout __read_mostly;
 
+struct tipc_net_work {
+	struct work_struct work;
+	struct net *net;
+	u32 addr;
+};
+
 struct tipc_net {
 	u8  node_id[NODE_ID_LEN];
 	u32 node_addr;
@@ -134,6 +140,9 @@ struct tipc_net {
 
 	/* Tracing of node internal messages */
 	struct packet_type loopback_pt;
+
+	/* Work item for net finalize */
+	struct tipc_net_work final_work;
 };
 
 static inline struct tipc_net *tipc_net(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
index 2de3cec9929d..2498ce8b83c1 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.c
+++ b/net/tipc/net.c
@@ -105,12 +105,6 @@
  *     - A local spin_lock protecting the queue of subscriber events.
 */
 
-struct tipc_net_work {
-	struct work_struct work;
-	struct net *net;
-	u32 addr;
-};
-
 static void tipc_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr);
 
 int tipc_net_init(struct net *net, u8 *node_id, u32 addr)
@@ -142,25 +136,21 @@ static void tipc_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr)
 			     TIPC_CLUSTER_SCOPE, 0, addr);
 }
 
-static void tipc_net_finalize_work(struct work_struct *work)
+void tipc_net_finalize_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct tipc_net_work *fwork;
 
 	fwork = container_of(work, struct tipc_net_work, work);
 	tipc_net_finalize(fwork->net, fwork->addr);
-	kfree(fwork);
 }
 
 void tipc_sched_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr)
 {
-	struct tipc_net_work *fwork = kzalloc(sizeof(*fwork), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
 
-	if (!fwork)
-		return;
-	INIT_WORK(&fwork->work, tipc_net_finalize_work);
-	fwork->net = net;
-	fwork->addr = addr;
-	schedule_work(&fwork->work);
+	tn->final_work.net = net;
+	tn->final_work.addr = addr;
+	schedule_work(&tn->final_work.work);
 }
 
 void tipc_net_stop(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.h b/net/tipc/net.h
index b7f2e364eb99..a6a4dba13673 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.h
+++ b/net/tipc/net.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 extern const struct nla_policy tipc_nl_net_policy[];
 
 int tipc_net_init(struct net *net, u8 *node_id, u32 addr);
+void tipc_net_finalize_work(struct work_struct *work);
 void tipc_sched_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr);
 void tipc_net_stop(struct net *net);
 int tipc_nl_net_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);