diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
index 1c237d02f30b..755d78832a66 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ unsigned long i915_gem_shrink_all(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 				I915_SHRINK_BOUND |
 				I915_SHRINK_UNBOUND |
 				I915_SHRINK_ACTIVE);
-	rcu_barrier(); /* wait until our RCU delayed slab frees are completed */
+	synchronize_rcu(); /* wait for our earlier RCU delayed slab frees */
 
 	return freed;
 }