diff --git a/net/ipv4/tunnel4.c b/net/ipv4/tunnel4.c
index df59d16337f2..9a17bd2a0a37 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tunnel4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tunnel4.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int xfrm4_tunnel_register(struct xfrm_tunnel *handler, unsigned short family)
 	}
 
 	handler->next = *pprev;
-	*pprev = handler;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(*pprev, handler);
 
 	ret = 0;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tunnel6.c b/net/ipv6/tunnel6.c
index 3177fe0459e0..d9864725d0c6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tunnel6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tunnel6.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int xfrm6_tunnel_register(struct xfrm6_tunnel *handler, unsigned short family)
 	}
 
 	handler->next = *pprev;
-	*pprev = handler;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(*pprev, handler);
 
 	ret = 0;