diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
index 5a11ae2e9e917a07eae73246c7a73ace07edda39..db590aff874cbc9d3e94567c6818b312190bae47 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static void drain_mcelog_buffer(void)
 {
 	unsigned int next, i, prev = 0;
 
-	next = rcu_dereference_check_mce(mcelog.next);
+	next = ACCESS_ONCE(mcelog.next);
 
 	do {
 		struct mce *m;