diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 0928a39c4423..e918a0f3cda2 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static inline u64 get_u64(const struct canfd_frame *cp, int offset)
 
 struct bcm_op {
 	struct list_head list;
+	struct rcu_head rcu;
 	int ifindex;
 	canid_t can_id;
 	u32 flags;
@@ -718,10 +719,9 @@ static struct bcm_op *bcm_find_op(struct list_head *ops,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void bcm_remove_op(struct bcm_op *op)
+static void bcm_free_op_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu_head)
 {
-	hrtimer_cancel(&op->timer);
-	hrtimer_cancel(&op->thrtimer);
+	struct bcm_op *op = container_of(rcu_head, struct bcm_op, rcu);
 
 	if ((op->frames) && (op->frames != &op->sframe))
 		kfree(op->frames);
@@ -732,6 +732,14 @@ static void bcm_remove_op(struct bcm_op *op)
 	kfree(op);
 }
 
+static void bcm_remove_op(struct bcm_op *op)
+{
+	hrtimer_cancel(&op->timer);
+	hrtimer_cancel(&op->thrtimer);
+
+	call_rcu(&op->rcu, bcm_free_op_rcu);
+}
+
 static void bcm_rx_unreg(struct net_device *dev, struct bcm_op *op)
 {
 	if (op->rx_reg_dev == dev) {
@@ -757,6 +765,9 @@ static int bcm_delete_rx_op(struct list_head *ops, struct bcm_msg_head *mh,
 		if ((op->can_id == mh->can_id) && (op->ifindex == ifindex) &&
 		    (op->flags & CAN_FD_FRAME) == (mh->flags & CAN_FD_FRAME)) {
 
+			/* disable automatic timer on frame reception */
+			op->flags |= RX_NO_AUTOTIMER;
+
 			/*
 			 * Don't care if we're bound or not (due to netdev
 			 * problems) can_rx_unregister() is always a save
@@ -785,7 +796,6 @@ static int bcm_delete_rx_op(struct list_head *ops, struct bcm_msg_head *mh,
 						  bcm_rx_handler, op);
 
 			list_del(&op->list);
-			synchronize_rcu();
 			bcm_remove_op(op);
 			return 1; /* done */
 		}