diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index d93872d425d6..5b207e0de459 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 #include <linux/prefetch.h>
 #include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 #include <linux/list_lru.h>
-#include <linux/kasan.h>
-
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "mount.h"
 
@@ -193,7 +191,7 @@ static inline int dentry_string_cmp(const unsigned char *cs, const unsigned char
 	unsigned long a,b,mask;
 
 	for (;;) {
-		a = *(unsigned long *)cs;
+		a = read_word_at_a_time(cs);
 		b = load_unaligned_zeropad(ct);
 		if (tcount < sizeof(unsigned long))
 			break;
@@ -1628,9 +1626,6 @@ struct dentry *__d_alloc(struct super_block *sb, const struct qstr *name)
 		}
 		atomic_set(&p->u.count, 1);
 		dname = p->name;
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DCACHE_WORD_ACCESS))
-			kasan_unpoison_shadow(dname,
-				round_up(name->len + 1,	sizeof(unsigned long)));
 	} else  {
 		dname = dentry->d_iname;
 	}	
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 52e611ab9a6c..c2cc57a2f508 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -185,23 +185,21 @@ void __read_once_size(const volatile void *p, void *res, int size)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KASAN
 /*
- * This function is not 'inline' because __no_sanitize_address confilcts
+ * We can't declare function 'inline' because __no_sanitize_address confilcts
  * with inlining. Attempt to inline it may cause a build failure.
  * 	https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=67368
  * '__maybe_unused' allows us to avoid defined-but-not-used warnings.
  */
-static __no_sanitize_address __maybe_unused
-void __read_once_size_nocheck(const volatile void *p, void *res, int size)
-{
-	__READ_ONCE_SIZE;
-}
+# define __no_kasan_or_inline __no_sanitize_address __maybe_unused
 #else
-static __always_inline
+# define __no_kasan_or_inline __always_inline
+#endif
+
+static __no_kasan_or_inline
 void __read_once_size_nocheck(const volatile void *p, void *res, int size)
 {
 	__READ_ONCE_SIZE;
 }
-#endif
 
 static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int size)
 {
@@ -240,6 +238,7 @@ static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int s
  * required ordering.
  */
 #include <asm/barrier.h>
+#include <linux/kasan-checks.h>
 
 #define __READ_ONCE(x, check)						\
 ({									\
@@ -259,6 +258,13 @@ static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int s
  */
 #define READ_ONCE_NOCHECK(x) __READ_ONCE(x, 0)
 
+static __no_kasan_or_inline
+unsigned long read_word_at_a_time(const void *addr)
+{
+	kasan_check_read(addr, 1);
+	return *(unsigned long *)addr;
+}
+
 #define WRITE_ONCE(x, val) \
 ({							\
 	union { typeof(x) __val; char __c[1]; } __u =	\
diff --git a/lib/string.c b/lib/string.c
index 64a9e33f1daa..2c0900a5d51a 100644
--- a/lib/string.c
+++ b/lib/string.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ ssize_t strscpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t count)
 	while (max >= sizeof(unsigned long)) {
 		unsigned long c, data;
 
-		c = *(unsigned long *)(src+res);
+		c = read_word_at_a_time(src+res);
 		if (has_zero(c, &data, &constants)) {
 			data = prep_zero_mask(c, data, &constants);
 			data = create_zero_mask(data);