diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index b79bfcd..e3d3bbd 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -1644,8 +1644,8 @@
 /*
  * Handle CPU online/offline notification events.
  */
-int __cpuinit rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
-			     unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+static int __cpuinit rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+				    unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	long cpu = (long)hcpu;
 
@@ -1781,8 +1781,10 @@
 	} \
 } while (0)
 
-void __init __rcu_init(void)
+void __init rcu_init(void)
 {
+	int i;
+
 	rcu_bootup_announce();
 #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_CPU_STALL_DETECTOR
 	printk(KERN_INFO "RCU-based detection of stalled CPUs is enabled.\n");
@@ -1791,6 +1793,15 @@
 	RCU_INIT_FLAVOR(&rcu_bh_state, rcu_bh_data);
 	__rcu_init_preempt();
 	open_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ, rcu_process_callbacks);
+
+	/*
+	 * We don't need protection against CPU-hotplug here because
+	 * this is called early in boot, before either interrupts
+	 * or the scheduler are operational.
+	 */
+	cpu_notifier(rcu_cpu_notify, 0);
+	for_each_online_cpu(i)
+		rcu_cpu_notify(NULL, CPU_UP_PREPARE, (void *)(long)i);
 }
 
 #include "rcutree_plugin.h"