diff --git a/include/linux/smp.h b/include/linux/smp.h
index 3e07a7df6478..e6564c1dc552 100644
--- a/include/linux/smp.h
+++ b/include/linux/smp.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ struct call_single_data {
 	smp_call_func_t func;
 	void *info;
 	u16 flags;
-	u16 priv;
 };
 
 /* total number of cpus in this system (may exceed NR_CPUS) */
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 14d7758074aa..aa82723c7202 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -620,8 +620,7 @@ static void remote_softirq_receive(void *data)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int softirq;
 
-	softirq = cp->priv;
-
+	softirq = *(int *)cp->info;
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	__local_trigger(cp, softirq);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
@@ -631,9 +630,8 @@ static int __try_remote_softirq(struct call_single_data *cp, int cpu, int softir
 {
 	if (cpu_online(cpu)) {
 		cp->func = remote_softirq_receive;
-		cp->info = cp;
+		cp->info = &softirq;
 		cp->flags = 0;
-		cp->priv = softirq;
 
 		__smp_call_function_single(cpu, cp, 0);
 		return 0;