diff --git a/include/linux/list_nulls.h b/include/linux/list_nulls.h
index 3ef96743db8d..1ecd35664e0d 100644
--- a/include/linux/list_nulls.h
+++ b/include/linux/list_nulls.h
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ static inline void hlist_nulls_add_head(struct hlist_nulls_node *n,
 	struct hlist_nulls_node *first = h->first;
 
 	n->next = first;
-	n->pprev = &h->first;
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, &h->first);
 	h->first = n;
 	if (!is_a_nulls(first))
-		first->pprev = &n->next;
+		WRITE_ONCE(first->pprev, &n->next);
 }
 
 static inline void __hlist_nulls_del(struct hlist_nulls_node *n)
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ static inline void __hlist_nulls_del(struct hlist_nulls_node *n)
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(*pprev, next);
 	if (!is_a_nulls(next))
-		next->pprev = pprev;
+		WRITE_ONCE(next->pprev, pprev);
 }
 
 static inline void hlist_nulls_del(struct hlist_nulls_node *n)
 {
 	__hlist_nulls_del(n);
-	n->pprev = LIST_POISON2;
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, LIST_POISON2);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/linux/rculist_nulls.h b/include/linux/rculist_nulls.h
index bc8206a8f30e..517a06f36c7a 100644
--- a/include/linux/rculist_nulls.h
+++ b/include/linux/rculist_nulls.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static inline void hlist_nulls_del_init_rcu(struct hlist_nulls_node *n)
 {
 	if (!hlist_nulls_unhashed(n)) {
 		__hlist_nulls_del(n);
-		n->pprev = NULL;
+		WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, NULL);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static inline void hlist_nulls_del_init_rcu(struct hlist_nulls_node *n)
 static inline void hlist_nulls_del_rcu(struct hlist_nulls_node *n)
 {
 	__hlist_nulls_del(n);
-	n->pprev = LIST_POISON2;
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, LIST_POISON2);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ static inline void hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu(struct hlist_nulls_node *n,
 	struct hlist_nulls_node *first = h->first;
 
 	n->next = first;
-	n->pprev = &h->first;
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, &h->first);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(hlist_nulls_first_rcu(h), n);
 	if (!is_a_nulls(first))
-		first->pprev = &n->next;
+		WRITE_ONCE(first->pprev, &n->next);
 }
 
 /**