diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index 330654ed16ec..3282d5d6e1c0 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ struct afs_super_info {
 	struct afs_volume	*volume;	/* volume record */
 	enum afs_flock_mode	flock_mode:8;	/* File locking emulation mode */
 	bool			dyn_root;	/* True if dynamic root */
+	/* afs_atcell_get_link() reads ->net_ns in rcu pathwalk */
+	struct rcu_head		rcu;
 };
 
 static inline struct afs_super_info *AFS_FS_S(struct super_block *sb)
diff --git a/fs/afs/super.c b/fs/afs/super.c
index 82bb713825a0..33b195821e36 100644
--- a/fs/afs/super.c
+++ b/fs/afs/super.c
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static void afs_destroy_sbi(struct afs_super_info *as)
 		afs_put_volume(as->volume, afs_volume_trace_put_destroy_sbi);
 		afs_unuse_cell(as->cell, afs_cell_trace_unuse_sbi);
 		put_net(as->net_ns);
-		kfree(as);
+		kfree_rcu(as, rcu);
 	}
 }