diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index bfca26d6..3fe0315 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU
 	int rcu_read_lock_nesting;
 	char rcu_read_unlock_special;
-	int rcu_blocked_cpu;
+	void *rcu_blocked_node;
 	struct list_head rcu_node_entry;
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU */
 
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@
 {
 	p->rcu_read_lock_nesting = 0;
 	p->rcu_read_unlock_special = 0;
-	p->rcu_blocked_cpu = -1;
+	p->rcu_blocked_node = NULL;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->rcu_node_entry);
 }