diff --git a/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h b/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h
index 99c42e1a74b8..724b0d036b57 100644
--- a/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h
+++ b/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h
@@ -286,8 +286,7 @@ __rb_erase_augmented(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root,
 			rb_set_parent_color(child2, parent, RB_BLACK);
 			rebalance = NULL;
 		} else {
-			unsigned long pc2 = successor->__rb_parent_color;
-			rebalance = __rb_is_black(pc2) ? parent : NULL;
+			rebalance = rb_is_black(successor) ? parent : NULL;
 		}
 		successor->__rb_parent_color = pc;
 		tmp = successor;