diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 3615ef489138..b782d8bc5e64 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1875,6 +1875,7 @@ extern void thread_group_cputime_adjusted(struct task_struct *p, cputime_t *ut,
 /*
  * Per process flags
  */
+#define PF_IN_SOFTIRQ	0x00000001	/* Task is serving softirq */
 #define PF_EXITING	0x00000004	/* getting shut down */
 #define PF_EXITPIDONE	0x00000008	/* pi exit done on shut down */
 #define PF_VCPU		0x00000010	/* I'm a virtual CPU */
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 51cf3a9e8635..9f57c81ce358 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ static void ksoftirqd_clr_sched_params(unsigned int cpu, bool online) { }
  * On RT we serialize softirq execution with a cpu local lock
  */
 static DEFINE_LOCAL_IRQ_LOCK(local_softirq_lock);
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, local_softirq_runner);
 
 static void __do_softirq_common(int need_rcu_bh_qs);
 
@@ -476,22 +475,9 @@ void _local_bh_enable(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(_local_bh_enable);
 
-/* For tracing */
-int notrace __in_softirq(void)
-{
-	if (__get_cpu_var(local_softirq_lock).owner == current)
-		return __get_cpu_var(local_softirq_lock).nestcnt;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int in_serving_softirq(void)
 {
-	int res;
-
-	preempt_disable();
-	res = __get_cpu_var(local_softirq_runner) == current;
-	preempt_enable();
-	return res;
+	return current->flags & PF_IN_SOFTIRQ;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(in_serving_softirq);
 
@@ -509,7 +495,7 @@ asmlinkage void __do_softirq(void)
 	/* Reset the pending bitmask before enabling irqs */
 	set_softirq_pending(0);
 
-	__get_cpu_var(local_softirq_runner) = current;
+	current->flags |= PF_IN_SOFTIRQ;
 
 	lockdep_softirq_enter();
 
@@ -520,7 +506,7 @@ asmlinkage void __do_softirq(void)
 		wakeup_softirqd();
 
 	lockdep_softirq_exit();
-	__get_cpu_var(local_softirq_runner) = NULL;
+	current->flags &= ~PF_IN_SOFTIRQ;
 
 	current->softirq_nestcnt--;
 }