diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index 2ab16e1..74d321a 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
 	}
 
 	ifa->ifa_next = dn_db->ifa_list;
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(dn_db->ifa_list, ifa);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(dn_db->ifa_list, ifa);
 
 	dn_ifaddr_notify(RTM_NEWADDR, ifa);
 	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&dnaddr_chain, NETDEV_UP, ifa);
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@
 
 	memcpy(&dn_db->parms, p, sizeof(struct dn_dev_parms));
 
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->dn_ptr, dn_db);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(dev->dn_ptr, dn_db);
 	dn_db->dev = dev;
 	init_timer(&dn_db->timer);