diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index 60c9eacac25b..ae8396032b5d 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static void call_rcu_tasks_generic(struct rcu_head *rhp, rcu_callback_t func,
 static void synchronize_rcu_tasks_generic(struct rcu_tasks *rtp)
 {
 	/* Complain if the scheduler has not started.  */
-	RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(rcu_scheduler_active == RCU_SCHEDULER_INACTIVE,
+	WARN_ONCE(rcu_scheduler_active == RCU_SCHEDULER_INACTIVE,
 			 "synchronize_rcu_tasks called too soon");
 
 	/* Wait for the grace period. */