diff --git a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
index 01e99e98457d..8705c77a9e75 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ static void eventfs_remove_rec(struct eventfs_inode *ei, int level)
 	list_for_each_entry(ei_child, &ei->children, list)
 		eventfs_remove_rec(ei_child, level + 1);
 
-	list_del(&ei->list);
+	list_del_rcu(&ei->list);
 	free_ei(ei);
 }