diff --git a/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c b/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
index 939620b91c0e..0218a5132ab5 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ static long trie_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map,
 {
 	struct lpm_trie *trie = container_of(map, struct lpm_trie, map);
 	struct lpm_trie_node *node, *im_node = NULL, *new_node = NULL;
+	struct lpm_trie_node *free_node = NULL;
 	struct lpm_trie_node __rcu **slot;
 	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key = _key;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ static long trie_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map,
 			trie->n_entries--;
 
 		rcu_assign_pointer(*slot, new_node);
-		kfree_rcu(node, rcu);
+		free_node = node;
 
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -437,6 +438,7 @@ static long trie_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map,
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&trie->lock, irq_flags);
+	kfree_rcu(free_node, rcu);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -445,6 +447,7 @@ static long trie_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map,
 static long trie_delete_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *_key)
 {
 	struct lpm_trie *trie = container_of(map, struct lpm_trie, map);
+	struct lpm_trie_node *free_node = NULL, *free_parent = NULL;
 	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key = _key;
 	struct lpm_trie_node __rcu **trim, **trim2;
 	struct lpm_trie_node *node, *parent;
@@ -514,8 +517,8 @@ static long trie_delete_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *_key)
 		else
 			rcu_assign_pointer(
 				*trim2, rcu_access_pointer(parent->child[0]));
-		kfree_rcu(parent, rcu);
-		kfree_rcu(node, rcu);
+		free_parent = parent;
+		free_node = node;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -529,10 +532,12 @@ static long trie_delete_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *_key)
 		rcu_assign_pointer(*trim, rcu_access_pointer(node->child[1]));
 	else
 		RCU_INIT_POINTER(*trim, NULL);
-	kfree_rcu(node, rcu);
+	free_node = node;
 
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&trie->lock, irq_flags);
+	kfree_rcu(free_parent, rcu);
+	kfree_rcu(free_node, rcu);
 
 	return ret;
 }