diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 4410d3701997..97f59d6b4872 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -687,15 +687,11 @@ void bpf_obj_free_fields(const struct btf_record *rec, void *obj)
 	}
 }
 
-/* called from workqueue */
-static void bpf_map_free_deferred(struct work_struct *work)
+static void bpf_map_free(struct bpf_map *map)
 {
-	struct bpf_map *map = container_of(work, struct bpf_map, work);
 	struct btf_record *rec = map->record;
 	struct btf *btf = map->btf;
 
-	security_bpf_map_free(map);
-	bpf_map_release_memcg(map);
 	/* implementation dependent freeing */
 	map->ops->map_free(map);
 	/* Delay freeing of btf_record for maps, as map_free
@@ -714,6 +710,16 @@ static void bpf_map_free_deferred(struct work_struct *work)
 	btf_put(btf);
 }
 
+/* called from workqueue */
+static void bpf_map_free_deferred(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct bpf_map *map = container_of(work, struct bpf_map, work);
+
+	security_bpf_map_free(map);
+	bpf_map_release_memcg(map);
+	bpf_map_free(map);
+}
+
 static void bpf_map_put_uref(struct bpf_map *map)
 {
 	if (atomic64_dec_and_test(&map->usercnt)) {
@@ -1312,8 +1318,7 @@ static int map_create(union bpf_attr *attr)
 free_map_sec:
 	security_bpf_map_free(map);
 free_map:
-	btf_put(map->btf);
-	map->ops->map_free(map);
+	bpf_map_free(map);
 	return err;
 }