diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
index 2495cbf..2b73cb1 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
@@ -1915,7 +1915,8 @@ static void srcu_module_going(struct module *mod)
 		if (!rcu_seq_state(smp_load_acquire(&ssp->srcu_sup->srcu_gp_seq_needed)) &&
 		    !WARN_ON_ONCE(!ssp->srcu_sup->sda_is_static))
 			cleanup_srcu_struct(ssp);
-		free_percpu(ssp->sda);
+		else if (!WARN_ON(srcu_readers_active(ssp)))
+			free_percpu(ssp->sda);
 	}
 }