diff --git a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
index 04cd1f30927c..25ec73ef9a66 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
@@ -1064,13 +1064,12 @@ void tcg_exec_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
 /* undo the initializations in reverse order */
 void tcg_exec_unrealizefn(CPUState *cpu)
 {
-    qemu_plugin_vcpu_exit_hook(cpu);
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     tcg_iommu_free_notifier_list(cpu);
 #endif /* !CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
 
     tlb_destroy(cpu);
-    g_free(cpu->tb_jmp_cache);
+    g_free_rcu(cpu->tb_jmp_cache, rcu);
 }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
diff --git a/accel/tcg/tb-jmp-cache.h b/accel/tcg/tb-jmp-cache.h
index ff5ffc8fc206..b3f6e78835cd 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/tb-jmp-cache.h
+++ b/accel/tcg/tb-jmp-cache.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * a load_acquire/store_release to 'tb'.
  */
 struct CPUJumpCache {
+    struct rcu_head rcu;
     struct {
         TranslationBlock *tb;
 #if TARGET_TB_PCREL
diff --git a/cpu.c b/cpu.c
index 4a7d86542780..21cf809614de 100644
--- a/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu.c
@@ -176,11 +176,20 @@ void cpu_exec_unrealizefn(CPUState *cpu)
         vmstate_unregister(NULL, &vmstate_cpu_common, cpu);
     }
 #endif
+
+    /* Call the plugin hook before clearing cpu->cpu_index in cpu_list_remove */
     if (tcg_enabled()) {
-        tcg_exec_unrealizefn(cpu);
+        qemu_plugin_vcpu_exit_hook(cpu);
     }
 
     cpu_list_remove(cpu);
+    /*
+     * Now that the vCPU has been removed from the RCU list, we can call
+     * tcg_exec_unrealizefn, which may free fields using call_rcu.
+     */
+    if (tcg_enabled()) {
+        tcg_exec_unrealizefn(cpu);
+    }
 }
 
 /*