diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index ca2ec02436ec7..387e99d6eda9e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@ struct gfs2_sbd {
 	struct super_block *sd_vfs;
 	struct gfs2_pcpu_lkstats __percpu *sd_lkstats;
 	struct kobject sd_kobj;
+	struct completion sd_kobj_unregister;
 	unsigned long sd_flags;	/* SDF_... */
 	struct gfs2_sb_host sd_sb;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 6d18d2c91add2..5bd602a290f72 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -1062,26 +1062,14 @@ static int gfs2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 	}
 
 	error = init_names(sdp, silent);
-	if (error) {
-		/* In this case, we haven't initialized sysfs, so we have to
-		   manually free the sdp. */
-		free_sbd(sdp);
-		sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
-		return error;
-	}
+	if (error)
+		goto fail_free;
 
 	snprintf(sdp->sd_fsname, sizeof(sdp->sd_fsname), "%s", sdp->sd_table_name);
 
 	error = gfs2_sys_fs_add(sdp);
-	/*
-	 * If we hit an error here, gfs2_sys_fs_add will have called function
-	 * kobject_put which causes the sysfs usage count to go to zero, which
-	 * causes sysfs to call function gfs2_sbd_release, which frees sdp.
-	 * Subsequent error paths here will call gfs2_sys_fs_del, which also
-	 * kobject_put to free sdp.
-	 */
 	if (error)
-		return error;
+		goto fail_free;
 
 	gfs2_create_debugfs_file(sdp);
 
@@ -1179,9 +1167,9 @@ static int gfs2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 	gfs2_lm_unmount(sdp);
 fail_debug:
 	gfs2_delete_debugfs_file(sdp);
-	/* gfs2_sys_fs_del must be the last thing we do, since it causes
-	 * sysfs to call function gfs2_sbd_release, which frees sdp. */
 	gfs2_sys_fs_del(sdp);
+fail_free:
+	free_sbd(sdp);
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 9f4d9e7be8397..a28cf447b6b12 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ static void gfs2_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	/*  At this point, we're through participating in the lockspace  */
 	gfs2_sys_fs_del(sdp);
+	free_sbd(sdp);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/sys.c b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
index d28c41bd69b05..c3e72dba7418a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/sys.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static void gfs2_sbd_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = container_of(kobj, struct gfs2_sbd, sd_kobj);
 
-	free_sbd(sdp);
+	complete(&sdp->sd_kobj_unregister);
 }
 
 static struct kobj_type gfs2_ktype = {
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ int gfs2_sys_fs_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	sprintf(ro, "RDONLY=%d", sb_rdonly(sb));
 	sprintf(spectator, "SPECTATOR=%d", sdp->sd_args.ar_spectator ? 1 : 0);
 
+	init_completion(&sdp->sd_kobj_unregister);
 	sdp->sd_kobj.kset = gfs2_kset;
 	error = kobject_init_and_add(&sdp->sd_kobj, &gfs2_ktype, NULL,
 				     "%s", sdp->sd_table_name);
@@ -685,6 +686,7 @@ int gfs2_sys_fs_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 fail_reg:
 	fs_err(sdp, "error %d adding sysfs files\n", error);
 	kobject_put(&sdp->sd_kobj);
+	wait_for_completion(&sdp->sd_kobj_unregister);
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 	return error;
 }
@@ -695,6 +697,7 @@ void gfs2_sys_fs_del(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	sysfs_remove_group(&sdp->sd_kobj, &tune_group);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&sdp->sd_kobj, &lock_module_group);
 	kobject_put(&sdp->sd_kobj);
+	wait_for_completion(&sdp->sd_kobj_unregister);
 }
 
 static int gfs2_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj,