diff --git a/include/linux/rculist.h b/include/linux/rculist.h
index d079290843a9..a20c05096231 100644
--- a/include/linux/rculist.h
+++ b/include/linux/rculist.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
  * This is only for internal list manipulation where we know
  * the prev/next entries already!
  */
+#ifndef CONFIG_DEBUG_LIST
 static inline void __list_add_rcu(struct list_head *new,
 		struct list_head *prev, struct list_head *next)
 {
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ static inline void __list_add_rcu(struct list_head *new,
 	rcu_assign_pointer(list_next_rcu(prev), new);
 	next->prev = new;
 }
+#else
+extern void __list_add_rcu(struct list_head *new,
+		struct list_head *prev, struct list_head *next);
+#endif
 
 /**
  * list_add_rcu - add a new entry to rcu-protected list
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ static inline void list_add_tail_rcu(struct list_head *new,
  */
 static inline void list_del_rcu(struct list_head *entry)
 {
-	__list_del(entry->prev, entry->next);
+	__list_del_entry(entry);
 	entry->prev = LIST_POISON2;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/list_debug.c b/lib/list_debug.c
index 982b850d4e7a..3810b481f940 100644
--- a/lib/list_debug.c
+++ b/lib/list_debug.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/rculist.h>
 
 /*
  * Insert a new entry between two known consecutive entries.
@@ -75,3 +76,24 @@ void list_del(struct list_head *entry)
 	entry->prev = LIST_POISON2;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(list_del);
+
+/*
+ * RCU variants.
+ */
+void __list_add_rcu(struct list_head *new,
+		    struct list_head *prev, struct list_head *next)
+{
+	WARN(next->prev != prev,
+		"list_add_rcu corruption. next->prev should be "
+		"prev (%p), but was %p. (next=%p).\n",
+		prev, next->prev, next);
+	WARN(prev->next != next,
+		"list_add_rcu corruption. prev->next should be "
+		"next (%p), but was %p. (prev=%p).\n",
+		next, prev->next, prev);
+	new->next = next;
+	new->prev = prev;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(list_next_rcu(prev), new);
+	next->prev = new;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__list_add_rcu);