diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 944390981aed..346321aa3c90 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -3379,7 +3379,7 @@ void rcu_cpu_starting(unsigned int cpu)
 	rnp = rdp->mynode;
 	mask = rdp->grpmask;
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
-	rnp->qsmaskinitnext |= mask;
+	WRITE_ONCE(rnp->qsmaskinitnext, rnp->qsmaskinitnext | mask);
 	oldmask = rnp->expmaskinitnext;
 	rnp->expmaskinitnext |= mask;
 	oldmask ^= rnp->expmaskinitnext;
@@ -3432,7 +3432,7 @@ void rcu_report_dead(unsigned int cpu)
 		rcu_report_qs_rnp(mask, rnp, rnp->gp_seq, flags);
 		raw_spin_lock_irqsave_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
 	}
-	rnp->qsmaskinitnext &= ~mask;
+	WRITE_ONCE(rnp->qsmaskinitnext, rnp->qsmaskinitnext & ~mask);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
 	raw_spin_unlock(&rcu_state.ofl_lock);