diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 2c3382378d94..eaf3bdf7c749 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ static int takeover_tasklets(unsigned int cpu)
 	/* Find end, append list for that CPU. */
 	if (&per_cpu(tasklet_vec, cpu).head != per_cpu(tasklet_vec, cpu).tail) {
 		*__this_cpu_read(tasklet_vec.tail) = per_cpu(tasklet_vec, cpu).head;
-		this_cpu_write(tasklet_vec.tail, per_cpu(tasklet_vec, cpu).tail);
+		__this_cpu_write(tasklet_vec.tail, per_cpu(tasklet_vec, cpu).tail);
 		per_cpu(tasklet_vec, cpu).head = NULL;
 		per_cpu(tasklet_vec, cpu).tail = &per_cpu(tasklet_vec, cpu).head;
 	}