diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 6c6569e0586c..bef1dc91bfbe 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -3842,10 +3842,9 @@ void rcu_cpu_starting(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned long mask;
-	int nbits;
-	unsigned long oldmask;
 	struct rcu_data *rdp;
 	struct rcu_node *rnp;
+	bool newcpu;
 
 	if (per_cpu(rcu_cpu_started, cpu))
 		return;
@@ -3857,12 +3856,10 @@ void rcu_cpu_starting(unsigned int cpu)
 	mask = rdp->grpmask;
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
 	WRITE_ONCE(rnp->qsmaskinitnext, rnp->qsmaskinitnext | mask);
-	oldmask = rnp->expmaskinitnext;
+	newcpu = !(rnp->expmaskinitnext & mask);
 	rnp->expmaskinitnext |= mask;
-	oldmask ^= rnp->expmaskinitnext;
-	nbits = bitmap_weight(&oldmask, BITS_PER_LONG);
 	/* Allow lockless access for expedited grace periods. */
-	smp_store_release(&rcu_state.ncpus, rcu_state.ncpus + nbits); /* ^^^ */
+	smp_store_release(&rcu_state.ncpus, rcu_state.ncpus + newcpu); /* ^^^ */
 	ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_WRITER(rcu_state.ncpus);
 	rcu_gpnum_ovf(rnp, rdp); /* Offline-induced counter wrap? */
 	rdp->rcu_onl_gp_seq = READ_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_seq);