diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index 6a79f308..4f45dc9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -130,14 +130,14 @@
 
 int rawv6_mh_filter_register(mh_filter_t filter)
 {
-	rcu_assign_pointer(mh_filter, filter);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(mh_filter, filter);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rawv6_mh_filter_register);
 
 int rawv6_mh_filter_unregister(mh_filter_t filter)
 {
-	rcu_assign_pointer(mh_filter, NULL);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(mh_filter, NULL);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	return 0;
 }