diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index aae515071ffd..a83ecab77917 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_gp_slow_register);
 /* Unregister a counter, with NULL for not caring which. */
 void rcu_gp_slow_unregister(atomic_t *rgssp)
 {
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(rgssp && rgssp != rcu_gp_slow_suppress);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(rgssp && rgssp != rcu_gp_slow_suppress && rcu_gp_slow_suppress != NULL);
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(rcu_gp_slow_suppress, NULL);
 }