diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 3efb4b746..ff7a8ea6c 100755
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
-#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
 #include <linux/sched/mm.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
@@ -2181,7 +2180,6 @@ static int dev_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj,
 		      struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 {
 	struct device *dev = kobj_to_dev(kobj);
-	struct device_driver *driver;
 	int retval = 0;
 
 	/* add device node properties if present */
@@ -2210,12 +2208,8 @@ static int dev_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj,
 	if (dev->type && dev->type->name)
 		add_uevent_var(env, "DEVTYPE=%s", dev->type->name);
 
-	/* Synchronize with module_remove_driver() */
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	driver = READ_ONCE(dev->driver);
-	if (driver)
-		add_uevent_var(env, "DRIVER=%s", driver->name);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (dev->driver)
+		add_uevent_var(env, "DRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
 
 	/* Add common DT information about the device */
 	of_device_uevent(dev, env);
@@ -2285,8 +2279,11 @@ static ssize_t uevent_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	if (!env)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	/* Synchronize with really_probe() */
+	device_lock(dev);
 	/* let the kset specific function add its keys */
 	retval = kset->uevent_ops->uevent(kset, &dev->kobj, env);
+	device_unlock(dev);
 	if (retval)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/base/module.c b/drivers/base/module.c
index 851cc5367..46ad4d636 100755
--- a/drivers/base/module.c
+++ b/drivers/base/module.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
-#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include "base.h"
 
 static char *make_driver_name(struct device_driver *drv)
@@ -78,9 +77,6 @@ void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
 	if (!drv)
 		return;
 
-	/* Synchronize with dev_uevent() */
-	synchronize_rcu();
-
 	sysfs_remove_link(&drv->p->kobj, "module");
 
 	if (drv->owner)