diff --git a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
index 3d83ee7df381..badabb0b435c 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int compute_effective_progs(struct cgroup *cgrp,
 				   enum bpf_attach_type type,
 				   struct bpf_prog_array __rcu **array)
 {
-	struct bpf_prog_array __rcu *progs;
+	struct bpf_prog_array *progs;
 	struct bpf_prog_list *pl;
 	struct cgroup *p = cgrp;
 	int cnt = 0;
@@ -120,13 +120,12 @@ static int compute_effective_progs(struct cgroup *cgrp,
 					    &p->bpf.progs[type], node) {
 				if (!pl->prog)
 					continue;
-				rcu_dereference_protected(progs, 1)->
-					progs[cnt++] = pl->prog;
+				progs->progs[cnt++] = pl->prog;
 			}
 		p = cgroup_parent(p);
 	} while (p);
 
-	*array = progs;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(*array, progs);
 	return 0;
 }