diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
index a8846ed7f352..60f3236beaf7 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
@@ -858,6 +858,7 @@ void __call_srcu(struct srcu_struct *sp, struct rcu_head *rhp,
 		 rcu_callback_t func, bool do_norm)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int idx;
 	bool needexp = false;
 	bool needgp = false;
 	unsigned long s;
@@ -871,6 +872,7 @@ void __call_srcu(struct srcu_struct *sp, struct rcu_head *rhp,
 		return;
 	}
 	rhp->func = func;
+	idx = srcu_read_lock(sp);
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	sdp = this_cpu_ptr(sp->sda);
 	spin_lock_rcu_node(sdp);
@@ -892,6 +894,7 @@ void __call_srcu(struct srcu_struct *sp, struct rcu_head *rhp,
 		srcu_funnel_gp_start(sp, sdp, s, do_norm);
 	else if (needexp)
 		srcu_funnel_exp_start(sp, sdp->mynode, s);
+	srcu_read_unlock(sp, idx);
 }
 
 /**