diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index 8ce926d..b9efa94 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@
 		       proto);
 		err = -EBUSY;
 	} else
-		rcu_assign_pointer(proto_tab[proto], cp);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(proto_tab[proto], cp);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&proto_tab_lock);
 
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&proto_tab_lock);
 	BUG_ON(proto_tab[proto] != cp);
-	rcu_assign_pointer(proto_tab[proto], NULL);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(proto_tab[proto], NULL);
 	mutex_unlock(&proto_tab_lock);
 
 	synchronize_rcu();