diff --git a/include/linux/idr.h b/include/linux/idr.h
index e968db71e33a..cdb715e58e3e 100644
--- a/include/linux/idr.h
+++ b/include/linux/idr.h
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@
 
 struct idr_layer {
 	unsigned long		 bitmap; /* A zero bit means "space here" */
-	struct idr_layer	*ary[1<<IDR_BITS];
+	struct idr_layer __rcu	*ary[1<<IDR_BITS];
 	int			 count;	 /* When zero, we can release it */
 	int			 layer;	 /* distance from leaf */
 	struct rcu_head		 rcu_head;
 };
 
 struct idr {
-	struct idr_layer *top;
+	struct idr_layer __rcu *top;
 	struct idr_layer *id_free;
 	int		  layers; /* only valid without concurrent changes */
 	int		  id_free_cnt;