diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index 9e65eff6af3bdc5dd6e865296233c8f9a1cd2a10..8a74761869908ea56a3e840f2f0fa9a98df20de5 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ extern struct cred init_cred;
 	.children	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.children),			\
 	.sibling	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.sibling),			\
 	.group_leader	= &tsk,						\
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(.real_cred, &init_cred),			\
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(.cred, &init_cred),				\
+	RCU_POINTER_INITIALIZER(real_cred, &init_cred),			\
+	RCU_POINTER_INITIALIZER(cred, &init_cred),			\
 	.comm		= INIT_TASK_COMM,				\
 	.thread		= INIT_THREAD,					\
 	.fs		= &init_fs,					\