diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
index 1cbd54c0df99..572ecc88ca40 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ static void __kprobes save_previous_kprobe(struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb)
 
 static void __kprobes restore_previous_kprobe(struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb)
 {
-	__get_cpu_var(current_kprobe) = kcb->prev_kprobe.kp;
+	__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, kcb->prev_kprobe.kp);
 	kcb->kprobe_status = kcb->prev_kprobe.status;
 	kcb->kprobe_old_flags = kcb->prev_kprobe.old_flags;
 	kcb->kprobe_saved_flags = kcb->prev_kprobe.saved_flags;
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static void __kprobes restore_previous_kprobe(struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb)
 static void __kprobes set_current_kprobe(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs,
 				struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb)
 {
-	__get_cpu_var(current_kprobe) = p;
+	__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, p);
 	kcb->kprobe_saved_flags = kcb->kprobe_old_flags
 		= (regs->flags & (X86_EFLAGS_TF | X86_EFLAGS_IF));
 	if (is_IF_modifier(p->ainsn.insn))
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static int __kprobes kprobe_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		preempt_enable_no_resched();
 		return 1;
 	} else if (kprobe_running()) {
-		p = __get_cpu_var(current_kprobe);
+		p = __this_cpu_read(current_kprobe);
 		if (p->break_handler && p->break_handler(p, regs)) {
 			setup_singlestep(p, regs, kcb, 0);
 			return 1;
@@ -759,11 +759,11 @@ static __used __kprobes void *trampoline_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 		orig_ret_address = (unsigned long)ri->ret_addr;
 		if (ri->rp && ri->rp->handler) {
-			__get_cpu_var(current_kprobe) = &ri->rp->kp;
+			__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, &ri->rp->kp);
 			get_kprobe_ctlblk()->kprobe_status = KPROBE_HIT_ACTIVE;
 			ri->ret_addr = correct_ret_addr;
 			ri->rp->handler(ri, regs);
-			__get_cpu_var(current_kprobe) = NULL;
+			__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, NULL);
 		}
 
 		recycle_rp_inst(ri, &empty_rp);
@@ -1198,10 +1198,10 @@ static void __kprobes optimized_callback(struct optimized_kprobe *op,
 		regs->ip = (unsigned long)op->kp.addr + INT3_SIZE;
 		regs->orig_ax = ~0UL;
 
-		__get_cpu_var(current_kprobe) = &op->kp;
+		__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, &op->kp);
 		kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_HIT_ACTIVE;
 		opt_pre_handler(&op->kp, regs);
-		__get_cpu_var(current_kprobe) = NULL;
+		__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, NULL);
 	}
 	preempt_enable_no_resched();
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/kprobes.h b/include/linux/kprobes.h
index e7d1b2e0070d..0c251e9f0507 100644
--- a/include/linux/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/kprobes.h
@@ -303,12 +303,12 @@ struct hlist_head * kretprobe_inst_table_head(struct task_struct *tsk);
 /* kprobe_running() will just return the current_kprobe on this CPU */
 static inline struct kprobe *kprobe_running(void)
 {
-	return (__get_cpu_var(current_kprobe));
+	return (__this_cpu_read(current_kprobe));
 }
 
 static inline void reset_current_kprobe(void)
 {
-	__get_cpu_var(current_kprobe) = NULL;
+	__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, NULL);
 }
 
 static inline struct kprobe_ctlblk *get_kprobe_ctlblk(void)
diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 9737a76e106f..732f1e9b65ee 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -317,12 +317,12 @@ void __kprobes free_optinsn_slot(kprobe_opcode_t * slot, int dirty)
 /* We have preemption disabled.. so it is safe to use __ versions */
 static inline void set_kprobe_instance(struct kprobe *kp)
 {
-	__get_cpu_var(kprobe_instance) = kp;
+	__this_cpu_write(kprobe_instance, kp);
 }
 
 static inline void reset_kprobe_instance(void)
 {
-	__get_cpu_var(kprobe_instance) = NULL;
+	__this_cpu_write(kprobe_instance, NULL);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ static void __kprobes aggr_post_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs,
 static int __kprobes aggr_fault_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs,
 					int trapnr)
 {
-	struct kprobe *cur = __get_cpu_var(kprobe_instance);
+	struct kprobe *cur = __this_cpu_read(kprobe_instance);
 
 	/*
 	 * if we faulted "during" the execution of a user specified
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ static int __kprobes aggr_fault_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs,
 
 static int __kprobes aggr_break_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct kprobe *cur = __get_cpu_var(kprobe_instance);
+	struct kprobe *cur = __this_cpu_read(kprobe_instance);
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (cur && cur->break_handler) {