diff --git a/include/trace/events/rcu.h b/include/trace/events/rcu.h
index 02a3f78f7cd8ed..cea2d45e6aadd8 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/rcu.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/rcu.h
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT_RCU(rcu_fqs,
  */
 TRACE_EVENT_RCU(rcu_dyntick,
 
-	TP_PROTO(const char *polarity, long oldnesting, long newnesting, atomic_t dynticks),
+	TP_PROTO(const char *polarity, long oldnesting, long newnesting, int dynticks),
 
 	TP_ARGS(polarity, oldnesting, newnesting, dynticks),
 
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT_RCU(rcu_dyntick,
 		__entry->polarity = polarity;
 		__entry->oldnesting = oldnesting;
 		__entry->newnesting = newnesting;
-		__entry->dynticks = atomic_read(&dynticks);
+		__entry->dynticks = dynticks;
 	),
 
 	TP_printk("%s %lx %lx %#3x", __entry->polarity,
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 5efdce756fdf04..43af8dad65b994 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static void rcu_eqs_enter(bool user)
 	}
 
 	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
-	trace_rcu_dyntick(TPS("Start"), rdp->dynticks_nesting, 0, rdp->dynticks);
+	trace_rcu_dyntick(TPS("Start"), rdp->dynticks_nesting, 0, atomic_read(&rdp->dynticks));
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) && !user && !is_idle_task(current));
 	rdp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data);
 	do_nocb_deferred_wakeup(rdp);
@@ -642,14 +642,15 @@ static __always_inline void rcu_nmi_exit_common(bool irq)
 	 * leave it in non-RCU-idle state.
 	 */
 	if (rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting != 1) {
-		trace_rcu_dyntick(TPS("--="), rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting, rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting - 2, rdp->dynticks);
+		trace_rcu_dyntick(TPS("--="), rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting, rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting - 2,
+				  atomic_read(&rdp->dynticks));
 		WRITE_ONCE(rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting, /* No store tearing. */
 			   rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting - 2);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/* This NMI interrupted an RCU-idle CPU, restore RCU-idleness. */
-	trace_rcu_dyntick(TPS("Startirq"), rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting, 0, rdp->dynticks);
+	trace_rcu_dyntick(TPS("Startirq"), rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting, 0, atomic_read(&rdp->dynticks));
 	WRITE_ONCE(rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting, 0); /* Avoid store tearing. */
 
 	if (irq)
@@ -736,7 +737,7 @@ static void rcu_eqs_exit(bool user)
 	rcu_dynticks_task_exit();
 	rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit();
 	rcu_cleanup_after_idle();
-	trace_rcu_dyntick(TPS("End"), rdp->dynticks_nesting, 1, rdp->dynticks);
+	trace_rcu_dyntick(TPS("End"), rdp->dynticks_nesting, 1, atomic_read(&rdp->dynticks));
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) && !user && !is_idle_task(current));
 	WRITE_ONCE(rdp->dynticks_nesting, 1);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting);
@@ -820,7 +821,7 @@ static __always_inline void rcu_nmi_enter_common(bool irq)
 	}
 	trace_rcu_dyntick(incby == 1 ? TPS("Endirq") : TPS("++="),
 			  rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting,
-			  rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting + incby, rdp->dynticks);
+			  rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting + incby, atomic_read(&rdp->dynticks));
 	WRITE_ONCE(rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting, /* Prevent store tearing. */
 		   rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting + incby);
 	barrier();