diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
index 5dffade2d7cd..21acdff3bd27 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ static void srcu_gp_end(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
 	idx = rcu_seq_state(ssp->srcu_gp_seq);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(idx != SRCU_STATE_SCAN2);
 	cbdelay = srcu_get_delay(ssp);
-	ssp->srcu_last_gp_end = ktime_get_mono_fast_ns();
+	WRITE_ONCE(ssp->srcu_last_gp_end, ktime_get_mono_fast_ns());
 	rcu_seq_end(&ssp->srcu_gp_seq);
 	gpseq = rcu_seq_current(&ssp->srcu_gp_seq);
 	if (ULONG_CMP_LT(ssp->srcu_gp_seq_needed_exp, gpseq))
@@ -762,6 +762,7 @@ static bool srcu_might_be_idle(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct srcu_data *sdp;
 	unsigned long t;
+	unsigned long tlast;
 
 	/* If the local srcu_data structure has callbacks, not idle.  */
 	local_irq_save(flags);
@@ -780,9 +781,9 @@ static bool srcu_might_be_idle(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
 
 	/* First, see if enough time has passed since the last GP. */
 	t = ktime_get_mono_fast_ns();
+	tlast = READ_ONCE(ssp->srcu_last_gp_end);
 	if (exp_holdoff == 0 ||
-	    time_in_range_open(t, ssp->srcu_last_gp_end,
-			       ssp->srcu_last_gp_end + exp_holdoff))
+	    time_in_range_open(t, tlast, tlast + exp_holdoff))
 		return false; /* Too soon after last GP. */
 
 	/* Next, check for probable idleness. */