diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c
index 83d8cef..d573169 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
 	mutex_lock(&bp->cnic_lock);
 	cp->drv_state = 0;
 	bnapi->cnic_present = 0;
-	rcu_assign_pointer(bp->cnic_ops, NULL);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(bp->cnic_ops, NULL);
 	mutex_unlock(&bp->cnic_lock);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 83481e2..0cdbb70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -11587,7 +11587,7 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&bp->cnic_mutex);
 	cp->drv_state = 0;
-	rcu_assign_pointer(bp->cnic_ops, NULL);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(bp->cnic_ops, NULL);
 	mutex_unlock(&bp->cnic_mutex);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	kfree(bp->cnic_kwq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
index 099f41d..b336e55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
 	}
 	read_unlock(&cnic_dev_lock);
 
-	rcu_assign_pointer(cnic_ulp_tbl[ulp_type], NULL);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(cnic_ulp_tbl[ulp_type], NULL);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&cnic_lock);
 	synchronize_rcu();
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
 	}
 	mutex_lock(&cnic_lock);
 	if (rcu_dereference(cp->ulp_ops[ulp_type])) {
-		rcu_assign_pointer(cp->ulp_ops[ulp_type], NULL);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(cp->ulp_ops[ulp_type], NULL);
 		cnic_put(dev);
 	} else {
 		pr_err("%s: device not registered to this ulp type %d\n",
@@ -5134,7 +5134,7 @@
 		}
 		cnic_shutdown_rings(dev);
 		clear_bit(CNIC_F_CNIC_UP, &dev->flags);
-		rcu_assign_pointer(cp->ulp_ops[CNIC_ULP_L4], NULL);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(cp->ulp_ops[CNIC_ULP_L4], NULL);
 		synchronize_rcu();
 		cnic_cm_shutdown(dev);
 		cp->stop_hw(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/cxgb3_offload.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/cxgb3_offload.c
index 90ff131..7f7882d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/cxgb3_offload.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/cxgb3_offload.c
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@
 
 out_free_l2t:
 	t3_free_l2t(L2DATA(dev));
-	rcu_assign_pointer(dev->l2opt, NULL);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->l2opt, NULL);
 out_free:
 	kfree(t);
 	return err;
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	d = L2DATA(tdev);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	rcu_assign_pointer(tdev->l2opt, NULL);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(tdev->l2opt, NULL);
 	call_rcu(&d->rcu_head, clean_l2_data);
 	if (t->nofail_skb)
 		kfree_skb(t->nofail_skb);
diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
index 1b7082d..7c88d13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@
 	if (vlan) {
 		int index = get_slot(vlan, q);
 
-		rcu_assign_pointer(vlan->taps[index], NULL);
-		rcu_assign_pointer(q->vlan, NULL);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(vlan->taps[index], NULL);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(q->vlan, NULL);
 		sock_put(&q->sk);
 		--vlan->numvtaps;
 	}
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@
 					      lockdep_is_held(&macvtap_lock));
 		if (q) {
 			qlist[j++] = q;
-			rcu_assign_pointer(vlan->taps[i], NULL);
-			rcu_assign_pointer(q->vlan, NULL);
+			RCU_INIT_POINTER(vlan->taps[i], NULL);
+			RCU_INIT_POINTER(q->vlan, NULL);
 			vlan->numvtaps--;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c b/drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c
index 89f829f..ede899c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 {
 	spin_lock(&chan_lock);
 	clear_bit(sock->proto.pptp.src_addr.call_id, callid_bitmap);
-	rcu_assign_pointer(callid_sock[sock->proto.pptp.src_addr.call_id], NULL);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(callid_sock[sock->proto.pptp.src_addr.call_id], NULL);
 	spin_unlock(&chan_lock);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_activebackup.c b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_activebackup.c
index b344275..f4d960e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_activebackup.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_activebackup.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 static void ab_port_leave(struct team *team, struct team_port *port)
 {
 	if (ab_priv(team)->active_port == port)
-		rcu_assign_pointer(ab_priv(team)->active_port, NULL);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(ab_priv(team)->active_port, NULL);
 }
 
 static int ab_active_port_get(struct team *team, void *arg)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
index f06e069..5518592 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&ar->mutex);
 	if (IS_ACCEPTING_CMD(ar)) {
-		rcu_assign_pointer(ar->beacon_iter, NULL);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(ar->beacon_iter, NULL);
 
 		carl9170_led_set_state(ar, 0);
 
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@
 		vif_priv->active = false;
 		bitmap_release_region(&ar->vif_bitmap, vif_id, 0);
 		ar->vifs--;
-		rcu_assign_pointer(ar->vif_priv[vif_id].vif, NULL);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(ar->vif_priv[vif_id].vif, NULL);
 		list_del_rcu(&vif_priv->list);
 		mutex_unlock(&ar->mutex);
 		synchronize_rcu();
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@
 	WARN_ON(vif_priv->enable_beacon);
 	vif_priv->enable_beacon = false;
 	list_del_rcu(&vif_priv->list);
-	rcu_assign_pointer(ar->vif_priv[id].vif, NULL);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ar->vif_priv[id].vif, NULL);
 
 	if (vif == main_vif) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@
 		}
 
 		for (i = 0; i < CARL9170_NUM_TID; i++)
-			rcu_assign_pointer(sta_info->agg[i], NULL);
+			RCU_INIT_POINTER(sta_info->agg[i], NULL);
 
 		sta_info->ampdu_max_len = 1 << (3 + sta->ht_cap.ampdu_factor);
 		sta_info->ht_sta = true;
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@
 			struct carl9170_sta_tid *tid_info;
 
 			tid_info = rcu_dereference(sta_info->agg[i]);
-			rcu_assign_pointer(sta_info->agg[i], NULL);
+			RCU_INIT_POINTER(sta_info->agg[i], NULL);
 
 			if (!tid_info)
 				continue;
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@
 			spin_unlock_bh(&ar->tx_ampdu_list_lock);
 		}
 
-		rcu_assign_pointer(sta_info->agg[tid], NULL);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(sta_info->agg[tid], NULL);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 
 		ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(vif, sta->addr, tid);
diff --git a/net/core/netprio_cgroup.c b/net/core/netprio_cgroup.c
index 72ad0bc..3a9fd48 100644
--- a/net/core/netprio_cgroup.c
+++ b/net/core/netprio_cgroup.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
 		old = rtnl_dereference(dev->priomap);
-		rcu_assign_pointer(dev->priomap, NULL);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->priomap, NULL);
 		if (old)
 			kfree_rcu(old, rcu);
 		break;
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
 	rtnl_lock();
 	for_each_netdev(&init_net, dev) {
 		old = rtnl_dereference(dev->priomap);
-		rcu_assign_pointer(dev->priomap, NULL);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->priomap, NULL);
 		if (old)
 			kfree_rcu(old, rcu);
 	}