diff --git a/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h b/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h
index ffe48e69b3f3..457879938fc1 100644
--- a/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h
+++ b/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h
@@ -135,10 +135,11 @@ static inline void u64_stats_inc(u64_stats_t *p)
 	p->v++;
 }
 
-static inline void u64_stats_init(struct u64_stats_sync *syncp)
-{
-	seqcount_init(&syncp->seq);
-}
+#define u64_stats_init(syncp)				\
+	do {						\
+		struct u64_stats_sync *__s = (syncp);	\
+		seqcount_init(&__s->seq);		\
+	} while (0)
 
 static inline void __u64_stats_update_begin(struct u64_stats_sync *syncp)
 {