diff --git a/include/linux/srcu.h b/include/linux/srcu.h
index a0895bbf71ce01..e6011a9975af2d 100644
--- a/include/linux/srcu.h
+++ b/include/linux/srcu.h
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ unsigned long get_state_synchronize_srcu(struct srcu_struct *ssp);
 unsigned long start_poll_synchronize_srcu(struct srcu_struct *ssp);
 bool poll_state_synchronize_srcu(struct srcu_struct *ssp, unsigned long cookie);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SRCU
+void srcu_init(void);
+#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_SRCU */
+static inline void srcu_init(void) { }
+#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_SRCU */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 
 /**
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index eb01e121d2f15c..7b6f49c4d38831 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <linux/profile.h>
 #include <linux/kfence.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/srcu.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/kallsyms.h>
 #include <linux/writeback.h>
@@ -979,6 +980,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init __no_sanitize_address start_kernel(void)
 	tick_init();
 	rcu_init_nohz();
 	init_timers();
+	srcu_init();
 	hrtimers_init();
 	softirq_init();
 	timekeeping_init();
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcu.h b/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
index bf0827d4b6593a..ca3f2af32bf890 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
@@ -422,12 +422,6 @@ do {									\
 
 #endif /* #if defined(CONFIG_SRCU) || !defined(CONFIG_TINY_RCU) */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SRCU
-void srcu_init(void);
-#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_SRCU */
-static inline void srcu_init(void) { }
-#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_SRCU */
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_TINY_RCU
 /* Tiny RCU doesn't expedite, as its purpose in life is instead to be tiny. */
 static inline bool rcu_gp_is_normal(void) { return true; }
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
index f4f0cbf7a02bbe..9ec35c15874003 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
@@ -1384,6 +1384,11 @@ void __init srcu_init(void)
 {
 	struct srcu_struct *ssp;
 
+	/*
+	 * Once that is set, call_srcu() can follow the normal path and
+	 * queue delayed work. This must follow RCU workqueues creation
+	 * and timers initialization.
+	 */
 	srcu_init_done = true;
 	while (!list_empty(&srcu_boot_list)) {
 		ssp = list_first_entry(&srcu_boot_list, struct srcu_struct,
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tiny.c b/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
index c8a029fbb11434..340b3f8b090d41 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
@@ -221,5 +221,4 @@ void __init rcu_init(void)
 {
 	open_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ, rcu_process_callbacks);
 	rcu_early_boot_tests();
-	srcu_init();
 }
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 8e78b2430c168f..c35b15229cff95 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -4735,7 +4735,6 @@ void __init rcu_init(void)
 	WARN_ON(!rcu_gp_wq);
 	rcu_par_gp_wq = alloc_workqueue("rcu_par_gp", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
 	WARN_ON(!rcu_par_gp_wq);
-	srcu_init();
 
 	/* Fill in default value for rcutree.qovld boot parameter. */
 	/* -After- the rcu_node ->lock fields are initialized! */