diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/formal/srcu-cbmc/src/barriers.h b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/formal/srcu-cbmc/src/barriers.h
index 6687acc08e6dfbb967b527672582276e1d4c4842..cc27b9ebcf2004191ef53a640513f3ea01f5711c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/formal/srcu-cbmc/src/barriers.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/formal/srcu-cbmc/src/barriers.h
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@
 #define rs_smp_mb() do {} while (0)
 #endif
 
-#define ACCESS_ONCE(x) (*(volatile typeof(x) *) &(x))
-#define READ_ONCE(x) ACCESS_ONCE(x)
-#define WRITE_ONCE(x, val) (ACCESS_ONCE(x) = (val))
+#define READ_ONCE(x) (*(volatile typeof(x) *) &(x))
+#define WRITE_ONCE(x) ((*(volatile typeof(x) *) &(x)) = (val))
 
 #endif