diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_spnego.c b/fs/cifs/cifs_spnego.c
index 3fd3a9df043a..67bf93a40d2e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_spnego.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_spnego.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ cifs_spnego_key_instantiate(struct key *key, const void *data, size_t datalen)
 
 	/* attach the data */
 	memcpy(payload, data, datalen);
-	rcu_assign_pointer(key->payload.data, payload);
+	key->payload.data = payload;
 	ret = 0;
 
 error:
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.c b/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.c
index 1e0c1bd8f2e4..df4a306f697e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ dns_resolver_instantiate(struct key *key, const void *data,
 	}
 
 	key->type_data.x[0] = datalen;
-	rcu_assign_pointer(key->payload.data, ip);
+	key->payload.data = ip;
 
 	return rc;
 }