diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index 891b44d80c98..6906da5c733e 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -1335,4 +1335,11 @@ void mini_qdisc_pair_block_init(struct mini_Qdisc_pair *miniqp,
 
 int sch_frag_xmit_hook(struct sk_buff *skb, int (*xmit)(struct sk_buff *skb));
 
+/* Make sure qdisc is no longer in SCHED state. */
+static inline void qdisc_synchronize(const struct Qdisc *q)
+{
+	while (test_bit(__QDISC_STATE_SCHED, &q->state))
+		msleep(1);
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
index bd10a8eeb82d..a76a2afe9585 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
@@ -1632,6 +1632,8 @@ static void taprio_reset(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	int i;
 
 	hrtimer_cancel(&q->advance_timer);
+	qdisc_synchronize(sch);
+
 	if (q->qdiscs) {
 		for (i = 0; i < dev->num_tx_queues; i++)
 			if (q->qdiscs[i])
@@ -1653,6 +1655,7 @@ static void taprio_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	 * happens in qdisc_create(), after taprio_init() has been called.
 	 */
 	hrtimer_cancel(&q->advance_timer);
+	qdisc_synchronize(sch);
 
 	taprio_disable_offload(dev, q, NULL);