diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 63bee8e1b193e..c03152f7e458f 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ void rcu_irq_exit(void)
 	rdtp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_dynticks);
 
 	/* Page faults can happen in NMI handlers, so check... */
-	if (READ_ONCE(rdtp->dynticks_nmi_nesting))
+	if (rdtp->dynticks_nmi_nesting)
 		return;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) &&
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ void rcu_irq_enter(void)
 	rdtp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_dynticks);
 
 	/* Page faults can happen in NMI handlers, so check... */
-	if (READ_ONCE(rdtp->dynticks_nmi_nesting))
+	if (rdtp->dynticks_nmi_nesting)
 		return;
 
 	oldval = rdtp->dynticks_nesting;