diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 02ac0fb186b82fb1005f65c2e86ac56da952dc88..5da9f9b3abc91d7c42821f2fb878ded391e45abd 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -2844,7 +2844,7 @@ static bool rcu_nohz_full_cpu(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 static void rcu_bind_gp_kthread(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL
-	int cpu = ACCESS_ONCE(tick_do_timer_cpu);
+	int cpu = tick_do_timer_cpu;
 
 	if (cpu < 0 || cpu >= nr_cpu_ids)
 		return;