diff --git a/include/net/xdp_sock.h b/include/net/xdp_sock.h
index 1a9559c0cbdd..4f4e93bf814c 100644
--- a/include/net/xdp_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/xdp_sock.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct xdp_umem {
 	struct page **pgs;
 	int id;
 	struct list_head xsk_dma_list;
+	struct work_struct work;
 };
 
 struct xsk_map {
diff --git a/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c b/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c
index 56d052bc65cb..56a28a686988 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c
@@ -66,18 +66,31 @@ static void xdp_umem_release(struct xdp_umem *umem)
 	kfree(umem);
 }
 
+static void xdp_umem_release_deferred(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct xdp_umem *umem = container_of(work, struct xdp_umem, work);
+
+	xdp_umem_release(umem);
+}
+
 void xdp_get_umem(struct xdp_umem *umem)
 {
 	refcount_inc(&umem->users);
 }
 
-void xdp_put_umem(struct xdp_umem *umem)
+void xdp_put_umem(struct xdp_umem *umem, bool defer_cleanup)
 {
 	if (!umem)
 		return;
 
-	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&umem->users))
-		xdp_umem_release(umem);
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&umem->users)) {
+		if (defer_cleanup) {
+			INIT_WORK(&umem->work, xdp_umem_release_deferred);
+			schedule_work(&umem->work);
+		} else {
+			xdp_umem_release(umem);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 static int xdp_umem_pin_pages(struct xdp_umem *umem, unsigned long address)
diff --git a/net/xdp/xdp_umem.h b/net/xdp/xdp_umem.h
index 181fdda2f2a8..aa9fe2780410 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xdp_umem.h
+++ b/net/xdp/xdp_umem.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <net/xdp_sock_drv.h>
 
 void xdp_get_umem(struct xdp_umem *umem);
-void xdp_put_umem(struct xdp_umem *umem);
+void xdp_put_umem(struct xdp_umem *umem, bool defer_cleanup);
 struct xdp_umem *xdp_umem_create(struct xdp_umem_reg *mr);
 
 #endif /* XDP_UMEM_H_ */
diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk.c b/net/xdp/xsk.c
index cfbec3989a76..5a6cdf7b320d 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk.c
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ static void xsk_destruct(struct sock *sk)
 		return;
 
 	if (!xp_put_pool(xs->pool))
-		xdp_put_umem(xs->umem);
+		xdp_put_umem(xs->umem, !xs->pool);
 
 	sk_refcnt_debug_dec(sk);
 }
diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c b/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
index 8a3bf4e1318e..3c5a1423d922 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static void xp_release_deferred(struct work_struct *work)
 		pool->cq = NULL;
 	}
 
-	xdp_put_umem(pool->umem);
+	xdp_put_umem(pool->umem, false);
 	xp_destroy(pool);
 }