diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c
index 50e95ab9615a31afb9b4416201b3cad5751d7b09..ba9c04283d01146dac368ba49e1e9ca1a1661e5a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void amdgpu_fence_process(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 
 		/* There is always exactly one thread signaling this fence slot */
 		fence = rcu_dereference_protected(*ptr, 1);
-		rcu_assign_pointer(*ptr, NULL);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(*ptr, NULL);
 
 		BUG_ON(!fence);