diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index a4a819ffb2d116d1225608393481521ad3cacc88..a033d8b55773c89f13ea807852d4693e69765240 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -1047,6 +1047,7 @@ static inline notrace void rcu_read_unlock_sched_notrace(void)
  */
 #define RCU_INIT_POINTER(p, v) \
 	do { \
+		rcu_dereference_sparse(p, __rcu); \
 		p = RCU_INITIALIZER(v); \
 	} while (0)