diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 9234e75b106a..52b49fe90919 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ static struct rcu_torture __rcu *rcu_torture_current;
 static unsigned long rcu_torture_current_version;
 static struct rcu_torture rcu_tortures[10 * RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN];
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rcu_torture_lock);
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(long [RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN + 1], rcu_torture_count) = { 0 };
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(long [RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN + 1], rcu_torture_batch) = { 0 };
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(long [RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN + 1], rcu_torture_count);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(long [RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN + 1], rcu_torture_batch);
 static atomic_t rcu_torture_wcount[RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN + 1];
 static atomic_t n_rcu_torture_alloc;
 static atomic_t n_rcu_torture_alloc_fail;