diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index b1ed1cd8e2a891d96fa2e60cf9e10d4bd1d83b50..7996fc2c9ba9ee4fc0b573e4e07dffcc0c028c9b 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ extern struct group_info init_groups;
 		{ .first = &init_task.pids[PIDTYPE_PGID].node },	\
 		{ .first = &init_task.pids[PIDTYPE_SID].node },		\
 	},								\
-	.rcu		= RCU_HEAD_INIT,				\
 	.level		= 0,						\
 	.numbers	= { {						\
 		.nr		= 0,					\
diff --git a/kernel/rcutiny.c b/kernel/rcutiny.c
index b1804ff83d5e03f1c2652da5542535b13846094d..38729d3cd23692887afac015b442c052a150f38c 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutiny.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutiny.c
@@ -245,11 +245,13 @@ void rcu_barrier(void)
 {
 	struct rcu_synchronize rcu;
 
+	init_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
 	init_completion(&rcu.completion);
 	/* Will wake me after RCU finished. */
 	call_rcu(&rcu.head, wakeme_after_rcu);
 	/* Wait for it. */
 	wait_for_completion(&rcu.completion);
+	destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_barrier);
 
@@ -257,11 +259,13 @@ void rcu_barrier_bh(void)
 {
 	struct rcu_synchronize rcu;
 
+	init_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
 	init_completion(&rcu.completion);
 	/* Will wake me after RCU finished. */
 	call_rcu_bh(&rcu.head, wakeme_after_rcu);
 	/* Wait for it. */
 	wait_for_completion(&rcu.completion);
+	destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_barrier_bh);
 
@@ -269,11 +273,13 @@ void rcu_barrier_sched(void)
 {
 	struct rcu_synchronize rcu;
 
+	init_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
 	init_completion(&rcu.completion);
 	/* Will wake me after RCU finished. */
 	call_rcu_sched(&rcu.head, wakeme_after_rcu);
 	/* Wait for it. */
 	wait_for_completion(&rcu.completion);
+	destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_barrier_sched);
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcutorture.c
index 58df55bf83ed919ae4d6372ef4769c0768310a03..077defb34571cd06c75da4416a5360eebae956a9 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutorture.c
@@ -464,9 +464,11 @@ static void rcu_bh_torture_synchronize(void)
 {
 	struct rcu_bh_torture_synchronize rcu;
 
+	init_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
 	init_completion(&rcu.completion);
 	call_rcu_bh(&rcu.head, rcu_bh_torture_wakeme_after_cb);
 	wait_for_completion(&rcu.completion);
+	destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
 }
 
 static struct rcu_torture_ops rcu_bh_ops = {
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index ba6996943e288a708d1430d99285f731affc7742..d4437345706f8a539eee6dba201662fd791978ef 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -1484,11 +1484,13 @@ void synchronize_sched(void)
 	if (rcu_blocking_is_gp())
 		return;
 
+	init_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
 	init_completion(&rcu.completion);
 	/* Will wake me after RCU finished. */
 	call_rcu_sched(&rcu.head, wakeme_after_rcu);
 	/* Wait for it. */
 	wait_for_completion(&rcu.completion);
+	destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synchronize_sched);
 
@@ -1508,11 +1510,13 @@ void synchronize_rcu_bh(void)
 	if (rcu_blocking_is_gp())
 		return;
 
+	init_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
 	init_completion(&rcu.completion);
 	/* Will wake me after RCU finished. */
 	call_rcu_bh(&rcu.head, wakeme_after_rcu);
 	/* Wait for it. */
 	wait_for_completion(&rcu.completion);
+	destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synchronize_rcu_bh);
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index ac7d80fa895c60a1ba9db239db9a8c5e804a53f3..0e4f420245d97369b7fdf6bb99815789ffe13233 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -557,11 +557,13 @@ void synchronize_rcu(void)
 	if (!rcu_scheduler_active)
 		return;
 
+	init_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
 	init_completion(&rcu.completion);
 	/* Will wake me after RCU finished. */
 	call_rcu(&rcu.head, wakeme_after_rcu);
 	/* Wait for it. */
 	wait_for_completion(&rcu.completion);
+	destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synchronize_rcu);