diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 45de591657a6f..5f1533e3d0320 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -508,14 +508,7 @@ int rcu_read_lock_bh_held(void);
  * CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC, this assumes we are in an RCU-sched read-side
  * critical section unless it can prove otherwise.
  */
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT
 int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void);
-#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT */
-static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT */
 
 #else /* #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
 
@@ -532,18 +525,10 @@ static inline int rcu_read_lock_bh_held(void)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT
 static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
 {
-	return preempt_count() != 0 || irqs_disabled();
+	return !preemptible();
 }
-#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT */
-static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT */
-
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/update.c b/kernel/rcu/update.c
index ca828b41c938b..3ccdc8eebc5af 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/update.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/update.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static int rcu_normal_after_boot;
 module_param(rcu_normal_after_boot, int, 0);
 #endif /* #ifndef CONFIG_TINY_RCU */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC) && defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 /**
  * rcu_read_lock_sched_held() - might we be in RCU-sched read-side critical section?
  *
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
 		return 0;
 	if (debug_locks)
 		lockdep_opinion = lock_is_held(&rcu_sched_lock_map);
-	return lockdep_opinion || preempt_count() != 0 || irqs_disabled();
+	return lockdep_opinion || !preemptible();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rcu_read_lock_sched_held);
 #endif