diff --git a/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h b/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h
index c6abb79501b3..e81856c0ba13 100644
--- a/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h
+++ b/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h
@@ -115,12 +115,13 @@ static inline void u64_stats_inc(u64_stats_t *p)
 }
 #endif
 
+#if BITS_PER_LONG == 32 && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
+#define u64_stats_init(syncp)	seqcount_init(&(syncp)->seq)
+#else
 static inline void u64_stats_init(struct u64_stats_sync *syncp)
 {
-#if BITS_PER_LONG == 32 && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
-	seqcount_init(&syncp->seq);
-#endif
 }
+#endif
 
 static inline void u64_stats_update_begin(struct u64_stats_sync *syncp)
 {