diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 5e0ab4c08f72..94c4572512b8 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -342,8 +342,7 @@ int rtnl_unregister(int protocol, int msgtype)
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	link = rtnl_dereference(tab[msgindex]);
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(tab[msgindex], NULL);
+	link = rcu_replace_pointer_rtnl(tab[msgindex], NULL);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	kfree_rcu(link, rcu);
@@ -368,18 +367,13 @@ void rtnl_unregister_all(int protocol)
 	BUG_ON(protocol < 0 || protocol > RTNL_FAMILY_MAX);
 
 	rtnl_lock();
-	tab = rtnl_dereference(rtnl_msg_handlers[protocol]);
+	tab = rcu_replace_pointer_rtnl(rtnl_msg_handlers[protocol], NULL);
 	if (!tab) {
 		rtnl_unlock();
 		return;
 	}
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(rtnl_msg_handlers[protocol], NULL);
 	for (msgindex = 0; msgindex < RTM_NR_MSGTYPES; msgindex++) {
-		link = rtnl_dereference(tab[msgindex]);
-		if (!link)
-			continue;
-
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(tab[msgindex], NULL);
+		link = rcu_replace_pointer_rtnl(tab[msgindex], NULL);
 		kfree_rcu(link, rcu);
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();