diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 504035f3ece1..05f2447f8c15 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct module_kobject {
 	struct module *mod;
 	struct kobject *drivers_dir;
 	struct module_param_attrs *mp;
+	struct completion *kobj_completion;
 };
 
 struct module_attribute {
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 40ee1dc3c3bf..9f5ddae72f44 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1612,6 +1612,14 @@ static void module_remove_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
 	kfree(mod->modinfo_attrs);
 }
 
+static void mod_kobject_put(struct module *mod)
+{
+	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(c);
+	mod->mkobj.kobj_completion = &c;
+	kobject_put(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
+	wait_for_completion(&c);
+}
+
 static int mod_sysfs_init(struct module *mod)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -1639,7 +1647,7 @@ static int mod_sysfs_init(struct module *mod)
 	err = kobject_init_and_add(&mod->mkobj.kobj, &module_ktype, NULL,
 				   "%s", mod->name);
 	if (err)
-		kobject_put(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
+		mod_kobject_put(mod);
 
 	/* delay uevent until full sysfs population */
 out:
@@ -1683,7 +1691,7 @@ static int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
 out_unreg_holders:
 	kobject_put(mod->holders_dir);
 out_unreg:
-	kobject_put(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
+	mod_kobject_put(mod);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1692,7 +1700,7 @@ static void mod_sysfs_fini(struct module *mod)
 {
 	remove_notes_attrs(mod);
 	remove_sect_attrs(mod);
-	kobject_put(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
+	mod_kobject_put(mod);
 }
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_SYSFS */
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index e5f8f17e57cf..501bde4f3bee 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -915,7 +915,14 @@ static const struct kset_uevent_ops module_uevent_ops = {
 struct kset *module_kset;
 int module_sysfs_initialized;
 
+static void module_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct module_kobject *mk = to_module_kobject(kobj);
+	complete(mk->kobj_completion);
+}
+
 struct kobj_type module_ktype = {
+	.release   =	module_kobj_release,
 	.sysfs_ops =	&module_sysfs_ops,
 };