diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index f963c1bdcbeeae641d167c4e8112c10f555c75f0..9acb92d8fb062667f9096ad00bc61a021d03c102 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -411,14 +411,13 @@ static inline char *pack_hex_byte(char *buf, u8 byte)
  * no local ratelimit_state used in the !PRINTK case
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
-#define printk_ratelimited(fmt, ...)  ({		\
-	static struct ratelimit_state _rs = {		\
-		.interval = DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_INTERVAL, \
-		.burst = DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_BURST,       \
-	};                                              \
-							\
-	if (__ratelimit(&_rs))                          \
-		printk(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__);		\
+#define printk_ratelimited(fmt, ...)  ({				\
+	static DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(_rs,				\
+				      DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_INTERVAL,	\
+				      DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_BURST);		\
+									\
+	if (__ratelimit(&_rs))						\
+		printk(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__);				\
 })
 #else
 /* No effect, but we still get type checking even in the !PRINTK case: */