diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 2e850a51bb8fe285179fee76124dbc375851f09a..bca28b00f7e6dfabb03466e5e6fe8950be9b8819 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
 	special = t->rcu_read_unlock_special;
 	if (special.b.need_qs) {
 		rcu_preempt_qs();
+		t->rcu_read_unlock_special.b.need_qs = false;
 		if (!t->rcu_read_unlock_special.s) {
 			local_irq_restore(flags);
 			return;