diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index bf3ed413abaf..c5d8882d100f 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1288,8 +1288,8 @@ int dev_set_alias(struct net_device *dev, const char *alias, size_t len)
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&ifalias_mutex);
-	rcu_swap_protected(dev->ifalias, new_alias,
-			   mutex_is_locked(&ifalias_mutex));
+	new_alias = rcu_replace_pointer(dev->ifalias, new_alias,
+					mutex_is_locked(&ifalias_mutex));
 	mutex_unlock(&ifalias_mutex);
 
 	if (new_alias)
diff --git a/net/core/sock_reuseport.c b/net/core/sock_reuseport.c
index f3ceec93f392..f19f179538b9 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_reuseport.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_reuseport.c
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ int reuseport_detach_prog(struct sock *sk)
 	spin_lock_bh(&reuseport_lock);
 	reuse = rcu_dereference_protected(sk->sk_reuseport_cb,
 					  lockdep_is_held(&reuseport_lock));
-	rcu_swap_protected(reuse->prog, old_prog,
-			   lockdep_is_held(&reuseport_lock));
+	old_prog = rcu_replace_pointer(reuse->prog, old_prog,
+				       lockdep_is_held(&reuseport_lock));
 	spin_unlock_bh(&reuseport_lock);
 
 	if (!old_prog)