diff --git a/net/phonet/af_phonet.c b/net/phonet/af_phonet.c
index c6fffd9..bf10ea8 100644
--- a/net/phonet/af_phonet.c
+++ b/net/phonet/af_phonet.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
 	if (proto_tab[protocol])
 		err = -EBUSY;
 	else
-		rcu_assign_pointer(proto_tab[protocol], pp);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(proto_tab[protocol], pp);
 	mutex_unlock(&proto_tab_lock);
 
 	return err;
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
 {
 	mutex_lock(&proto_tab_lock);
 	BUG_ON(proto_tab[protocol] != pp);
-	rcu_assign_pointer(proto_tab[protocol], NULL);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(proto_tab[protocol], NULL);
 	mutex_unlock(&proto_tab_lock);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	proto_unregister(pp->prot);