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);
diff --git a/net/phonet/pn_dev.c b/net/phonet/pn_dev.c
index d2df8f3..c582761 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pn_dev.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pn_dev.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 	mutex_lock(&pnn->routes.lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < 64; i++)
 		if (dev == pnn->routes.table[i]) {
-			rcu_assign_pointer(pnn->routes.table[i], NULL);
+			RCU_INIT_POINTER(pnn->routes.table[i], NULL);
 			set_bit(i, deleted);
 		}
 	mutex_unlock(&pnn->routes.lock);
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
 	daddr = daddr >> 2;
 	mutex_lock(&routes->lock);
 	if (routes->table[daddr] == NULL) {
-		rcu_assign_pointer(routes->table[daddr], dev);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(routes->table[daddr], dev);
 		dev_hold(dev);
 		err = 0;
 	}
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
 	daddr = daddr >> 2;
 	mutex_lock(&routes->lock);
 	if (dev == routes->table[daddr])
-		rcu_assign_pointer(routes->table[daddr], NULL);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(routes->table[daddr], NULL);
 	else
 		dev = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&routes->lock);
diff --git a/net/phonet/socket.c b/net/phonet/socket.c
index ab07711..676d18d 100644
--- a/net/phonet/socket.c
+++ b/net/phonet/socket.c
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@
 	mutex_lock(&resource_mutex);
 	if (pnres.sk[res] == NULL) {
 		sock_hold(sk);
-		rcu_assign_pointer(pnres.sk[res], sk);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(pnres.sk[res], sk);
 		ret = 0;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&resource_mutex);
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&resource_mutex);
 	if (pnres.sk[res] == sk) {
-		rcu_assign_pointer(pnres.sk[res], NULL);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(pnres.sk[res], NULL);
 		ret = 0;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&resource_mutex);
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@
 	mutex_lock(&resource_mutex);
 	for (res = 0; res < 256; res++) {
 		if (pnres.sk[res] == sk) {
-			rcu_assign_pointer(pnres.sk[res], NULL);
+			RCU_INIT_POINTER(pnres.sk[res], NULL);
 			match++;
 		}
 	}