diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c
index 5598cf6f1edc..3bac1db85a85 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c
@@ -152,6 +152,16 @@ void srcu_drive_gp(struct work_struct *wp)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(srcu_drive_gp);
 
+static void srcu_gp_start_if_needed(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
+{
+	if (!READ_ONCE(ssp->srcu_gp_running)) {
+		if (likely(srcu_init_done))
+			schedule_work(&ssp->srcu_work);
+		else if (list_empty(&ssp->srcu_work.entry))
+			list_add(&ssp->srcu_work.entry, &srcu_boot_list);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Enqueue an SRCU callback on the specified srcu_struct structure,
  * initiating grace-period processing if it is not already running.
@@ -167,12 +177,7 @@ void call_srcu(struct srcu_struct *ssp, struct rcu_head *rhp,
 	*ssp->srcu_cb_tail = rhp;
 	ssp->srcu_cb_tail = &rhp->next;
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
-	if (!READ_ONCE(ssp->srcu_gp_running)) {
-		if (likely(srcu_init_done))
-			schedule_work(&ssp->srcu_work);
-		else if (list_empty(&ssp->srcu_work.entry))
-			list_add(&ssp->srcu_work.entry, &srcu_boot_list);
-	}
+	srcu_gp_start_if_needed(ssp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(call_srcu);