diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 382780bb60f4e..dfd2399f2cde0 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -1090,6 +1090,18 @@ rcu_head_after_call_rcu(struct rcu_head *rhp, rcu_callback_t f)
 extern int rcu_expedited;
 extern int rcu_normal;
 
-DEFINE_LOCK_GUARD_0(rcu, rcu_read_lock(), rcu_read_unlock())
+DEFINE_LOCK_GUARD_0(rcu,
+	do {
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		/*
+		 * sparse doesn't call the cleanup function,
+		 * so just release immediately and don't track
+		 * the context. We don't need to anyway, since
+		 * the whole point of the guard is to not need
+		 * the explicit unlock.
+		 */
+		__release(RCU);
+	} while (0),
+	rcu_read_unlock())
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_RCUPDATE_H */