diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team.c b/drivers/net/team/team.c
index 9cbe09df7765..488ed4f535e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team.c
@@ -1192,8 +1192,7 @@ static int team_port_del(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev)
 
 	team_port_set_orig_dev_addr(port);
 	dev_set_mtu(port_dev, port->orig.mtu);
-	synchronize_rcu();
-	kfree(port);
+	kfree_rcu(port, rcu);
 	netdev_info(dev, "Port device %s removed\n", portname);
 	__team_compute_features(team);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/if_team.h b/include/linux/if_team.h
index 4474557904f6..705459524706 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_team.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_team.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct team_port {
 	s32 priority; /* lower number ~ higher priority */
 	u16 queue_id;
 	struct list_head qom_list; /* node in queue override mapping list */
+	struct rcu_head	rcu;
 	long mode_priv[0];
 };