diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index d91c9156fab2..bb57c24dbe9a 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1881,7 +1881,7 @@ static void rcu_report_qs_rnp(unsigned long mask, struct rcu_node *rnp,
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(oldmask); /* Any child must be all zeroed! */
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_is_leaf_node(rnp) &&
 			     rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp));
-		rnp->qsmask &= ~mask;
+		WRITE_ONCE(rnp->qsmask, rnp->qsmask & ~mask);
 		trace_rcu_quiescent_state_report(rcu_state.name, rnp->gp_seq,
 						 mask, rnp->qsmask, rnp->level,
 						 rnp->grplo, rnp->grphi,