diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 37778d9..680f311 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -4229,6 +4229,8 @@ int rcutree_prepare_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	rdp->rcu_iw_gp_seq = rdp->gp_seq - 1;
 	trace_rcu_grace_period(rcu_state.name, rdp->gp_seq, TPS("cpuonl"));
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
+
+	rcu_preempt_deferred_qs_init(rdp);
 	rcu_spawn_rnp_kthreads(rnp);
 	rcu_spawn_cpu_nocb_kthread(cpu);
 	ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_WRITER(rcu_state.n_online_cpus);
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.h b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
index f99677b..8ba04b17 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ static int rcu_print_task_exp_stall(struct rcu_node *rnp);
 static void rcu_preempt_check_blocked_tasks(struct rcu_node *rnp);
 static void rcu_flavor_sched_clock_irq(int user);
 static void dump_blkd_tasks(struct rcu_node *rnp, int ncheck);
+static void rcu_preempt_deferred_qs_init(struct rcu_data *rdp);
 static void rcu_initiate_boost(struct rcu_node *rnp, unsigned long flags);
 static void rcu_preempt_boost_start_gp(struct rcu_node *rnp);
 static bool rcu_is_callbacks_kthread(struct rcu_data *rdp);
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 1164173..f5fea66 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -699,8 +699,6 @@ static void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
 			    cpu_online(rdp->cpu)) {
 				// Get scheduler to re-evaluate and call hooks.
 				// If !IRQ_WORK, FQS scan will eventually IPI.
-				rdp->defer_qs_iw =
-					IRQ_WORK_INIT_HARD(rcu_preempt_deferred_qs_handler);
 				rdp->defer_qs_iw_pending = DEFER_QS_PENDING;
 				irq_work_queue_on(&rdp->defer_qs_iw, rdp->cpu);
 			}
@@ -840,6 +838,10 @@ dump_blkd_tasks(struct rcu_node *rnp, int ncheck)
 	}
 }
 
+static void rcu_preempt_deferred_qs_init(struct rcu_data *rdp)
+{
+	rdp->defer_qs_iw = IRQ_WORK_INIT_HARD(rcu_preempt_deferred_qs_handler);
+}
 #else /* #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU */
 
 /*
@@ -1039,6 +1041,8 @@ dump_blkd_tasks(struct rcu_node *rnp, int ncheck)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&rnp->blkd_tasks));
 }
 
+static void rcu_preempt_deferred_qs_init(struct rcu_data *rdp) { }
+
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU */
 
 /*