diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 3a24c01cb909..f324a1124418 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -3390,6 +3390,9 @@ static void __net_exit ctnetlink_net_exit_batch(struct list_head *net_exit_list)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(net, net_exit_list, exit_list)
 		ctnetlink_net_exit(net);
+
+	/* wait for other cpus until they are done with ctnl_notifiers */
+	synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
 static struct pernet_operations ctnetlink_net_ops = {