diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index af186e260c43..2cf4226ade7e 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -134,16 +134,6 @@ extern void call_rcu_sched(struct rcu_head *head,
 
 extern void synchronize_sched(void);
 
-static inline void __rcu_read_lock_bh(void)
-{
-	local_bh_disable();
-}
-
-static inline void __rcu_read_unlock_bh(void)
-{
-	local_bh_enable();
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU
 
 extern void __rcu_read_lock(void);
@@ -686,7 +676,7 @@ static inline void rcu_read_unlock(void)
  */
 static inline void rcu_read_lock_bh(void)
 {
-	__rcu_read_lock_bh();
+	local_bh_disable();
 	__acquire(RCU_BH);
 	rcu_read_acquire_bh();
 }
@@ -700,7 +690,7 @@ static inline void rcu_read_unlock_bh(void)
 {
 	rcu_read_release_bh();
 	__release(RCU_BH);
-	__rcu_read_unlock_bh();
+	local_bh_enable();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index 4bac5a29fb69..ed70f6bf4c31 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -415,10 +415,10 @@ void __rcu_read_unlock(void)
 {
 	struct task_struct *t = current;
 
-	barrier();  /* needed if we ever invoke rcu_read_unlock in rcutree.c */
 	if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting != 1)
 		--t->rcu_read_lock_nesting;
 	else {
+		barrier();  /* critical section before exit code. */
 		t->rcu_read_lock_nesting = INT_MIN;
 		barrier();  /* assign before ->rcu_read_unlock_special load */
 		if (unlikely(ACCESS_ONCE(t->rcu_read_unlock_special)))