diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index 2b771dc708a3..5290ac353a5e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -3679,7 +3679,7 @@ int __net_init ip_vs_control_net_init(struct net *net)
 	int idx;
 	struct netns_ipvs *ipvs = net_ipvs(net);
 
-	ipvs->rs_lock = __RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED(ipvs->rs_lock);
+	rwlock_init(&ipvs->rs_lock);
 
 	/* Initialize rs_table */
 	for (idx = 0; idx < IP_VS_RTAB_SIZE; idx++)