diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index fa32899006a275e475e8b2b43c88fbfb72efd5dc..a3a17aed3639f03c3f504c1952b71488afa0064c 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static struct sk_buff_head skb_pool;
 
 static atomic_t trapped;
 
-static struct srcu_struct netpoll_srcu;
+DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(netpoll_srcu);
 
 #define USEC_PER_POLL	50
 #define NETPOLL_RX_ENABLED  1
@@ -1212,7 +1212,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_setup);
 static int __init netpoll_init(void)
 {
 	skb_queue_head_init(&skb_pool);
-	init_srcu_struct(&netpoll_srcu);
 	return 0;
 }
 core_initcall(netpoll_init);