diff --git a/lib/percpu-refcount.c b/lib/percpu-refcount.c
index 8bf9e71..7deeb62 100644
--- a/lib/percpu-refcount.c
+++ b/lib/percpu-refcount.c
@@ -154,5 +154,5 @@
 		(((unsigned long) ref->pcpu_count)|PCPU_REF_DEAD);
 	ref->confirm_kill = confirm_kill;
 
-	call_rcu(&ref->rcu, percpu_ref_kill_rcu);
+	call_rcu_sched(&ref->rcu, percpu_ref_kill_rcu);
 }