diff --git a/include/trace/events/rcu.h b/include/trace/events/rcu.h
index 892016ad0647..38dbd97d65a3 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/rcu.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/rcu.h
@@ -298,24 +298,24 @@ TRACE_EVENT(rcu_nocb_wake,
  */
 TRACE_EVENT(rcu_preempt_task,
 
-	TP_PROTO(const char *rcuname, int pid, unsigned long gpnum),
+	TP_PROTO(const char *rcuname, int pid, unsigned long gp_seq),
 
-	TP_ARGS(rcuname, pid, gpnum),
+	TP_ARGS(rcuname, pid, gp_seq),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(const char *, rcuname)
-		__field(unsigned long, gpnum)
+		__field(unsigned long, gp_seq)
 		__field(int, pid)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		__entry->rcuname = rcuname;
-		__entry->gpnum = gpnum;
+		__entry->gp_seq = gp_seq;
 		__entry->pid = pid;
 	),
 
 	TP_printk("%s %lu %d",
-		  __entry->rcuname, __entry->gpnum, __entry->pid)
+		  __entry->rcuname, __entry->gp_seq, __entry->pid)
 );
 
 /*
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(rcu_barrier,
 #define trace_rcu_exp_funnel_lock(rcuname, level, grplo, grphi, gpevent) \
 	do { } while (0)
 #define trace_rcu_nocb_wake(rcuname, cpu, reason) do { } while (0)
-#define trace_rcu_preempt_task(rcuname, pid, gpnum) do { } while (0)
+#define trace_rcu_preempt_task(rcuname, pid, gp_seq) do { } while (0)
 #define trace_rcu_unlock_preempted_task(rcuname, gpnum, pid) do { } while (0)
 #define trace_rcu_quiescent_state_report(rcuname, gpnum, mask, qsmask, level, \
 					 grplo, grphi, gp_tasks) do { } \
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index aca9d187c509..02ca3b4e6a8f 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ static void rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(bool preempt)
 		trace_rcu_preempt_task(rdp->rsp->name,
 				       t->pid,
 				       (rnp->qsmask & rdp->grpmask)
-				       ? rnp->gpnum
-				       : rnp->gpnum + 1);
+				       ? rnp->gp_seq
+				       : rcu_seq_snap(&rnp->gp_seq));
 		rcu_preempt_ctxt_queue(rnp, rdp);
 	} else if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting < 0 &&
 		   t->rcu_read_unlock_special.s) {