diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index 4e491d9b5292..b6e95b5e262f 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static void blkg_destroy(struct blkcg_gq *blkg)
 	 * under queue_lock.  If it's not pointing to @blkg now, it never
 	 * will.  Hint assignment itself can race safely.
 	 */
-	if (rcu_dereference_raw(blkcg->blkg_hint) == blkg)
+	if (rcu_access_pointer(blkcg->blkg_hint) == blkg)
 		rcu_assign_pointer(blkcg->blkg_hint, NULL);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/block/blk-ioc.c b/block/blk-ioc.c
index 242df01413f6..1a27f45ec776 100644
--- a/block/blk-ioc.c
+++ b/block/blk-ioc.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void ioc_destroy_icq(struct io_cq *icq)
 	 * under queue_lock.  If it's not pointing to @icq now, it never
 	 * will.  Hint assignment itself can race safely.
 	 */
-	if (rcu_dereference_raw(ioc->icq_hint) == icq)
+	if (rcu_access_pointer(ioc->icq_hint) == icq)
 		rcu_assign_pointer(ioc->icq_hint, NULL);
 
 	ioc_exit_icq(icq);