diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 6a1e9d3374db..ef8d36f580fc 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_online(void)
  */
 static __always_inline bool rcu_dynticks_curr_cpu_in_eqs(void)
 {
-	return !(atomic_read(this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data.dynticks)) & 0x1);
+	return !(arch_atomic_read(this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data.dynticks)) & 0x1);
 }
 
 /*