diff --git a/security/safesetid/securityfs.c b/security/safesetid/securityfs.c
index 74a13d432ed8..f8bc574cea9c 100644
--- a/security/safesetid/securityfs.c
+++ b/security/safesetid/securityfs.c
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ out_free_rule:
 	 * doesn't currently exist, just use a spinlock for now.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&policy_update_lock);
-	rcu_swap_protected(safesetid_setuid_rules, pol,
-			   lockdep_is_held(&policy_update_lock));
+	pol = rcu_replace_pointer(safesetid_setuid_rules, pol,
+				  lockdep_is_held(&policy_update_lock));
 	mutex_unlock(&policy_update_lock);
 	err = len;