diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 5e95acc33989..5e8770fd7b72 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -208,15 +208,15 @@ static inline void exit_tasks_rcu_finish(void) { }
 /**
  * cond_resched_tasks_rcu_qs - Report potential quiescent states to RCU
  *
- * This macro resembles cond_resched(), except that it is defined to
+ * This function resembles cond_resched(), except that it is defined to
  * report potential quiescent states to RCU-tasks even if the cond_resched()
  * machinery were to be shut off, as some advocate for PREEMPTION kernels.
  */
-#define cond_resched_tasks_rcu_qs() \
-do { \
-	rcu_tasks_qs(current, false); \
-	cond_resched(); \
-} while (0)
+static inline void cond_resched_tasks_rcu_qs(void)
+{
+	rcu_tasks_qs(current, false);
+	cond_resched();
+}
 
 /**
  * rcu_softirq_qs_periodic - Report RCU and RCU-Tasks quiescent states