diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index d8d98655c9e7b2bc85874866982eb22a3e3aaee5..705f02ac74337eea78dc861d6fc90c9fdcd63517 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -1647,7 +1647,8 @@ static void __init rcu_init_one(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 		cpustride *= rsp->levelspread[i];
 		rnp = rsp->level[i];
 		for (j = 0; j < rsp->levelcnt[i]; j++, rnp++) {
-			spin_lock_init(&rnp->lock);
+			if (rnp != rcu_get_root(rsp))
+				spin_lock_init(&rnp->lock);
 			rnp->gpnum = 0;
 			rnp->qsmask = 0;
 			rnp->qsmaskinit = 0;
@@ -1670,6 +1671,7 @@ static void __init rcu_init_one(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rnp->blocked_tasks[1]);
 		}
 	}
+	spin_lock_init(&rcu_get_root(rsp)->lock);
 }
 
 /*