diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 9a0cb94c3972..0d748f1f79ff 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -1767,6 +1767,8 @@ static void rb_free_cpu_buffer(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 	struct list_head *head = cpu_buffer->pages;
 	struct buffer_page *bpage, *tmp;
 
+	irq_work_sync(&cpu_buffer->irq_work.work);
+
 	free_buffer_page(cpu_buffer->reader_page);
 
 	if (head) {
@@ -1873,6 +1875,8 @@ ring_buffer_free(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 
 	cpuhp_state_remove_instance(CPUHP_TRACE_RB_PREPARE, &buffer->node);
 
+	irq_work_sync(&buffer->irq_work.work);
+
 	for_each_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu)
 		rb_free_cpu_buffer(buffer->buffers[cpu]);