diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index 845c596bf594..3ae969e3acf0 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -396,14 +396,12 @@ struct nft_rule {
 /**
  *	struct nft_trans - nf_tables object update in transaction
  *
- *	@rcu_head: rcu head to defer release of transaction data
  *	@list: used internally
  *	@msg_type: message type
  *	@ctx: transaction context
  *	@data: internal information related to the transaction
  */
 struct nft_trans {
-	struct rcu_head			rcu_head;
 	struct list_head		list;
 	int				msg_type;
 	struct nft_ctx			ctx;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 11ab4b078f3b..66e8425dbfe7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -3484,13 +3484,8 @@ static void nft_chain_commit_update(struct nft_trans *trans)
 	}
 }
 
-/* Schedule objects for release via rcu to make sure no packets are accesing
- * removed rules.
- */
-static void nf_tables_commit_release_rcu(struct rcu_head *rt)
+static void nf_tables_commit_release(struct nft_trans *trans)
 {
-	struct nft_trans *trans = container_of(rt, struct nft_trans, rcu_head);
-
 	switch (trans->msg_type) {
 	case NFT_MSG_DELTABLE:
 		nf_tables_table_destroy(&trans->ctx);
@@ -3612,10 +3607,11 @@ static int nf_tables_commit(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 	}
 
+	synchronize_rcu();
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(trans, next, &net->nft.commit_list, list) {
 		list_del(&trans->list);
-		trans->ctx.nla = NULL;
-		call_rcu(&trans->rcu_head, nf_tables_commit_release_rcu);
+		nf_tables_commit_release(trans);
 	}
 
 	nf_tables_gen_notify(net, skb, NFT_MSG_NEWGEN);
@@ -3623,13 +3619,8 @@ static int nf_tables_commit(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Schedule objects for release via rcu to make sure no packets are accesing
- * aborted rules.
- */
-static void nf_tables_abort_release_rcu(struct rcu_head *rt)
+static void nf_tables_abort_release(struct nft_trans *trans)
 {
-	struct nft_trans *trans = container_of(rt, struct nft_trans, rcu_head);
-
 	switch (trans->msg_type) {
 	case NFT_MSG_NEWTABLE:
 		nf_tables_table_destroy(&trans->ctx);
@@ -3725,11 +3716,12 @@ static int nf_tables_abort(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 	}
 
+	synchronize_rcu();
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(trans, next,
 					 &net->nft.commit_list, list) {
 		list_del(&trans->list);
-		trans->ctx.nla = NULL;
-		call_rcu(&trans->rcu_head, nf_tables_abort_release_rcu);
+		nf_tables_abort_release(trans);
 	}
 
 	return 0;