diff --git a/include/net/cfg802154.h b/include/net/cfg802154.h
index 795ca4008f722fb6be71972c678bbfa45a50b516..ee8af7c74d1858bc26f1483748ce2542fca2396b 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg802154.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg802154.h
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ struct ieee802154_llsec_key {
 
 struct ieee802154_llsec_key_entry {
 	struct list_head list;
+	struct rcu_head rcu;
 
 	struct ieee802154_llsec_key_id id;
 	struct ieee802154_llsec_key *key;
diff --git a/net/mac802154/llsec.c b/net/mac802154/llsec.c
index d742e635ad07b2aa752cdcd5581d93d539e972c0..48e958dbe9a4cd8579feb3f90119594a151929e0 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/llsec.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/llsec.c
@@ -273,19 +273,27 @@ int mac802154_llsec_key_add(struct mac802154_llsec *sec,
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+static void mac802154_llsec_key_del_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	struct ieee802154_llsec_key_entry *pos;
+	struct mac802154_llsec_key *mkey;
+
+	pos = container_of(rcu, struct ieee802154_llsec_key_entry, rcu);
+	mkey = container_of(pos->key, struct mac802154_llsec_key, key);
+
+	llsec_key_put(mkey);
+	kzfree(pos);
+}
+
 int mac802154_llsec_key_del(struct mac802154_llsec *sec,
 			    const struct ieee802154_llsec_key_id *key)
 {
 	struct ieee802154_llsec_key_entry *pos;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &sec->table.keys, list) {
-		struct mac802154_llsec_key *mkey;
-
-		mkey = container_of(pos->key, struct mac802154_llsec_key, key);
-
 		if (llsec_key_id_equal(&pos->id, key)) {
 			list_del_rcu(&pos->list);
-			llsec_key_put(mkey);
+			call_rcu(&pos->rcu, mac802154_llsec_key_del_rcu);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}