diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index b1f883fcd918..3e486ccaa4ca 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -3511,7 +3511,7 @@ static int krc_count(struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp)
 }
 
 static void
-schedule_delayed_monitor_work(struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp)
+__schedule_delayed_monitor_work(struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp)
 {
 	long delay, delay_left;
 
@@ -3525,6 +3525,16 @@ schedule_delayed_monitor_work(struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp)
 	queue_delayed_work(system_unbound_wq, &krcp->monitor_work, delay);
 }
 
+static void
+schedule_delayed_monitor_work(struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&krcp->lock, flags);
+	__schedule_delayed_monitor_work(krcp);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&krcp->lock, flags);
+}
+
 static void
 kvfree_rcu_drain_ready(struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp)
 {
@@ -3836,7 +3846,7 @@ void kvfree_call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, void *ptr)
 
 	// Set timer to drain after KFREE_DRAIN_JIFFIES.
 	if (rcu_scheduler_active == RCU_SCHEDULER_RUNNING)
-		schedule_delayed_monitor_work(krcp);
+		__schedule_delayed_monitor_work(krcp);
 
 unlock_return:
 	krc_this_cpu_unlock(krcp, flags);