diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcu.h b/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
index f94f65877f2b..ef63ea59c8b6 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
@@ -528,6 +528,12 @@ struct task_struct *get_rcu_tasks_gp_kthread(void);
 struct task_struct *get_rcu_tasks_rude_gp_kthread(void);
 #endif // # ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RUDE_RCU
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC
+void tasks_cblist_init_generic(void);
+#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC */
+static inline void tasks_cblist_init_generic(void) { }
+#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC */
+
 #define RCU_SCHEDULER_INACTIVE	0
 #define RCU_SCHEDULER_INIT	1
 #define RCU_SCHEDULER_RUNNING	2
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index b7d5f2757053..6961a1b5b783 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ static const char *tasks_gp_state_getname(struct rcu_tasks *rtp)
 static void cblist_init_generic(struct rcu_tasks *rtp)
 {
 	int cpu;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int lim;
 	int shift;
 
@@ -268,10 +267,8 @@ static void cblist_init_generic(struct rcu_tasks *rtp)
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(!rtpcp);
 		if (cpu)
 			raw_spin_lock_init(&ACCESS_PRIVATE(rtpcp, lock));
-		local_irq_save(flags);  // serialize initialization
 		if (rcu_segcblist_empty(&rtpcp->cblist))
 			rcu_segcblist_init(&rtpcp->cblist);
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
 		INIT_WORK(&rtpcp->rtp_work, rcu_tasks_invoke_cbs_wq);
 		rtpcp->cpu = cpu;
 		rtpcp->rtpp = rtp;
@@ -1120,7 +1117,6 @@ module_param(rcu_tasks_lazy_ms, int, 0444);
 
 static int __init rcu_spawn_tasks_kthread(void)
 {
-	cblist_init_generic(&rcu_tasks);
 	rcu_tasks.gp_sleep = HZ / 10;
 	rcu_tasks.init_fract = HZ / 10;
 	if (rcu_tasks_lazy_ms >= 0)
@@ -1284,7 +1280,6 @@ module_param(rcu_tasks_rude_lazy_ms, int, 0444);
 
 static int __init rcu_spawn_tasks_rude_kthread(void)
 {
-	cblist_init_generic(&rcu_tasks_rude);
 	rcu_tasks_rude.gp_sleep = HZ / 10;
 	if (rcu_tasks_rude_lazy_ms >= 0)
 		rcu_tasks_rude.lazy_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(rcu_tasks_rude_lazy_ms);
@@ -1916,7 +1911,6 @@ module_param(rcu_tasks_trace_lazy_ms, int, 0444);
 
 static int __init rcu_spawn_tasks_trace_kthread(void)
 {
-	cblist_init_generic(&rcu_tasks_trace);
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TASKS_TRACE_RCU_READ_MB)) {
 		rcu_tasks_trace.gp_sleep = HZ / 10;
 		rcu_tasks_trace.init_fract = HZ / 10;
@@ -2088,6 +2082,24 @@ late_initcall(rcu_tasks_verify_schedule_work);
 static void rcu_tasks_initiate_self_tests(void) { }
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU */
 
+void __init tasks_cblist_init_generic(void)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
+	WARN_ON(num_online_cpus() > 1);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU
+	cblist_init_generic(&rcu_tasks);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RUDE_RCU
+	cblist_init_generic(&rcu_tasks_rude);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_TRACE_RCU
+	cblist_init_generic(&rcu_tasks_trace);
+#endif
+}
+
 void __init rcu_init_tasks_generic(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tiny.c b/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
index fec804b79080..705c0d16850a 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
@@ -261,4 +261,5 @@ void __init rcu_init(void)
 {
 	open_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ, rcu_process_callbacks);
 	rcu_early_boot_tests();
+	tasks_cblist_init_generic();
 }
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index b2bccfd37c38..ba9137f39d14 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -5165,6 +5165,8 @@ void __init rcu_init(void)
 	(void)start_poll_synchronize_rcu_expedited();
 
 	rcu_test_sync_prims();
+
+	tasks_cblist_init_generic();
 }
 
 #include "tree_stall.h"