diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
index 8aee3aeec3e687edde6f5be67233299e7a4f7d4f..c1492ba1f6d14e71c263fa26904fab9980439b4f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
@@ -186,20 +186,21 @@ static void clear_regs_spsr_ss(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 /* EL1 Single Step Handler hooks */
 static LIST_HEAD(step_hook);
-static DEFINE_RWLOCK(step_hook_lock);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(step_hook_lock);
 
 void register_step_hook(struct step_hook *hook)
 {
-	write_lock(&step_hook_lock);
-	list_add(&hook->node, &step_hook);
-	write_unlock(&step_hook_lock);
+	spin_lock(&step_hook_lock);
+	list_add_rcu(&hook->node, &step_hook);
+	spin_unlock(&step_hook_lock);
 }
 
 void unregister_step_hook(struct step_hook *hook)
 {
-	write_lock(&step_hook_lock);
-	list_del(&hook->node);
-	write_unlock(&step_hook_lock);
+	spin_lock(&step_hook_lock);
+	list_del_rcu(&hook->node);
+	spin_unlock(&step_hook_lock);
+	synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -213,15 +214,15 @@ static int call_step_hook(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)
 	struct step_hook *hook;
 	int retval = DBG_HOOK_ERROR;
 
-	read_lock(&step_hook_lock);
+	rcu_read_lock();
 
-	list_for_each_entry(hook, &step_hook, node)	{
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(hook, &step_hook, node)	{
 		retval = hook->fn(regs, esr);
 		if (retval == DBG_HOOK_HANDLED)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	read_unlock(&step_hook_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return retval;
 }