diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/sched.h b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/sched.h
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 	int bsd_interrupt_value;
 	struct work_struct *work;	/* current work struct, if set */
 	struct task_struct *group_leader;
+  	unsigned rcu_section[TS_RCU_TYPE_MAX];
 };
 
 #define	current	({ \
diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_rcu.c b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_rcu.c
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_rcu.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_rcu.c
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@
 	}
 }
 
+CTASSERT(sizeof(((struct task_struct *)0)->rcu_section[0] == sizeof(ck_epoch_section_t)));
+
 void
 linux_rcu_read_lock(unsigned type)
 {
@@ -189,6 +191,11 @@
 	if (RCU_SKIP())
 		return;
 
+	ts = current;
+
+	if (++(ts->rcu_recurse[type]) != 1)
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Pin thread to current CPU so that the unlock code gets the
 	 * same per-CPU epoch record:
@@ -196,17 +203,15 @@
 	sched_pin();
 
 	record = &DPCPU_GET(linux_epoch_record[type]);
-	ts = current;
 
 	/*
 	 * Use a critical section to prevent recursion inside
 	 * ck_epoch_begin(). Else this function supports recursion.
 	 */
 	critical_enter();
-	ck_epoch_begin(&record->epoch_record, NULL);
-	ts->rcu_recurse[type]++;
-	if (ts->rcu_recurse[type] == 1)
-		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&record->ts_head, ts, rcu_entry[type]);
+	ck_epoch_begin(&record->epoch_record,
+	    container_of(&ts->rcu_section[type], ck_epoch_section_t, bucket));
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&record->ts_head, ts, rcu_entry[type]);
 	critical_exit();
 }
 
@@ -221,18 +226,21 @@
 	if (RCU_SKIP())
 		return;
 
-	record = &DPCPU_GET(linux_epoch_record[type]);
 	ts = current;
 
+	if (--(ts->rcu_recurse[type]) != 0)
+		return;
+
+	record = &DPCPU_GET(linux_epoch_record[type]);
+
 	/*
 	 * Use a critical section to prevent recursion inside
 	 * ck_epoch_end(). Else this function supports recursion.
 	 */
 	critical_enter();
-	ck_epoch_end(&record->epoch_record, NULL);
-	ts->rcu_recurse[type]--;
-	if (ts->rcu_recurse[type] == 0)
-		TAILQ_REMOVE(&record->ts_head, ts, rcu_entry[type]);
+	ck_epoch_end(&record->epoch_record,
+	    container_of(&ts->rcu_section[type], ck_epoch_section_t, bucket));
+	TAILQ_REMOVE(&record->ts_head, ts, rcu_entry[type]);
 	critical_exit();
 
 	sched_unpin();