diff --git a/include/linux/slub_def.h b/include/linux/slub_def.h
index 09fa2c6f0e68..3a1a1dbc6f49 100644
--- a/include/linux/slub_def.h
+++ b/include/linux/slub_def.h
@@ -155,8 +155,12 @@ struct kmem_cache {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 #define SLAB_SUPPORTS_SYSFS
+void sysfs_slab_unlink(struct kmem_cache *);
 void sysfs_slab_release(struct kmem_cache *);
 #else
+static inline void sysfs_slab_unlink(struct kmem_cache *s)
+{
+}
 static inline void sysfs_slab_release(struct kmem_cache *s)
 {
 }
diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 890b1f04a03a..2296caf87bfb 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -567,10 +567,14 @@ static int shutdown_cache(struct kmem_cache *s)
 	list_del(&s->list);
 
 	if (s->flags & SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU) {
+#ifdef SLAB_SUPPORTS_SYSFS
+		sysfs_slab_unlink(s);
+#endif
 		list_add_tail(&s->list, &slab_caches_to_rcu_destroy);
 		schedule_work(&slab_caches_to_rcu_destroy_work);
 	} else {
 #ifdef SLAB_SUPPORTS_SYSFS
+		sysfs_slab_unlink(s);
 		sysfs_slab_release(s);
 #else
 		slab_kmem_cache_release(s);
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index a3b8467c14af..51258eff4178 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -5667,7 +5667,6 @@ static void sysfs_slab_remove_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 	kset_unregister(s->memcg_kset);
 #endif
 	kobject_uevent(&s->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
-	kobject_del(&s->kobj);
 out:
 	kobject_put(&s->kobj);
 }
@@ -5752,6 +5751,12 @@ static void sysfs_slab_remove(struct kmem_cache *s)
 	schedule_work(&s->kobj_remove_work);
 }
 
+void sysfs_slab_unlink(struct kmem_cache *s)
+{
+	if (slab_state >= FULL)
+		kobject_del(&s->kobj);
+}
+
 void sysfs_slab_release(struct kmem_cache *s)
 {
 	if (slab_state >= FULL)