diff --git a/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h b/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h
index 11096b561dab..ca40163933e3 100644
--- a/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h
+++ b/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ struct u64_stats_sync {
 
 
 #if BITS_PER_LONG == 32 && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
-#define u64_stats_init(syncp)	seqcount_init(&(syncp)->seq)
+#define u64_stats_init(syncp)				\
+	do {						\
+		struct u64_stats_sync *__s = (syncp);	\
+		seqcount_init(&__s->seq);		\
+	} while (0)
 #else
 static inline void u64_stats_init(struct u64_stats_sync *syncp)
 {