diff --git a/include/linux/rbtree.h b/include/linux/rbtree.h
index 7066acb2c530..033b507b33b1 100644
--- a/include/linux/rbtree.h
+++ b/include/linux/rbtree.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ static inline void rb_set_color(struct rb_node *rb, int color)
 #define RB_EMPTY_NODE(node)	(rb_parent(node) == node)
 #define RB_CLEAR_NODE(node)	(rb_set_parent(node, node))
 
+static inline void rb_init_node(struct rb_node *rb)
+{
+	rb->rb_parent_color = 0;
+	rb->rb_right = NULL;
+	rb->rb_left = NULL;
+	RB_CLEAR_NODE(rb);
+}
+
 extern void rb_insert_color(struct rb_node *, struct rb_root *);
 extern void rb_erase(struct rb_node *, struct rb_root *);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/timerqueue.h b/include/linux/timerqueue.h
index a520fd70a59f..5088727478fd 100644
--- a/include/linux/timerqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/timerqueue.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct timerqueue_node *timerqueue_getnext(struct timerqueue_head *head)
 
 static inline void timerqueue_init(struct timerqueue_node *node)
 {
-	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&node->node);
+	rb_init_node(&node->node);
 }
 
 static inline void timerqueue_init_head(struct timerqueue_head *head)