diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 81aa1cdc6bc99b1f164aeb2dd1178764b914913b..23df2661c8990d1b20248ca6a22e957b4c82b0b3 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ MODULE_ALIAS("rcutree");
 
 /* Data structures. */
 
-static struct lock_class_key rcu_node_class[RCU_NUM_LVLS];
-static struct lock_class_key rcu_fqs_class[RCU_NUM_LVLS];
-static struct lock_class_key rcu_exp_class[RCU_NUM_LVLS];
-
 /*
  * In order to export the rcu_state name to the tracing tools, it
  * needs to be added in the __tracepoint_string section.
@@ -4365,6 +4361,9 @@ static void __init rcu_init_one(struct rcu_state *rsp,
 	static const char * const buf[] = RCU_NODE_NAME_INIT;
 	static const char * const fqs[] = RCU_FQS_NAME_INIT;
 	static const char * const exp[] = RCU_EXP_NAME_INIT;
+	static struct lock_class_key rcu_node_class[RCU_NUM_LVLS];
+	static struct lock_class_key rcu_fqs_class[RCU_NUM_LVLS];
+	static struct lock_class_key rcu_exp_class[RCU_NUM_LVLS];
 	static u8 fl_mask = 0x1;
 
 	int levelcnt[RCU_NUM_LVLS];		/* # nodes in each level. */