diff --git a/include/linux/context_tracking.h b/include/linux/context_tracking.h
index 1f568676bc1d2..a8c1db0a3f65a 100644
--- a/include/linux/context_tracking.h
+++ b/include/linux/context_tracking.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static inline enum ctx_state exception_enter(void)
 	    !context_tracking_enabled())
 		return 0;
 
-	prev_ctx = this_cpu_read(context_tracking.state);
+	prev_ctx = __ct_state();
 	if (prev_ctx != CONTEXT_KERNEL)
 		ct_user_exit(prev_ctx);
 
@@ -86,33 +86,21 @@ static __always_inline void context_tracking_guest_exit(void)
 		__ct_user_exit(CONTEXT_GUEST);
 }
 
-/**
- * ct_state() - return the current context tracking state if known
- *
- * Returns the current cpu's context tracking state if context tracking
- * is enabled.  If context tracking is disabled, returns
- * CONTEXT_DISABLED.  This should be used primarily for debugging.
- */
-static __always_inline enum ctx_state ct_state(void)
-{
-	return context_tracking_enabled() ?
-		this_cpu_read(context_tracking.state) : CONTEXT_DISABLED;
-}
+#define CT_WARN_ON(cond) WARN_ON(context_tracking_enabled() && (cond))
+
 #else
 static inline void user_enter(void) { }
 static inline void user_exit(void) { }
 static inline void user_enter_irqoff(void) { }
 static inline void user_exit_irqoff(void) { }
-static inline enum ctx_state exception_enter(void) { return 0; }
+static inline int exception_enter(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void exception_exit(enum ctx_state prev_ctx) { }
-static inline enum ctx_state ct_state(void) { return CONTEXT_DISABLED; }
+static inline int ct_state(void) { return -1; }
 static __always_inline bool context_tracking_guest_enter(void) { return false; }
 static inline void context_tracking_guest_exit(void) { }
-
+#define CT_WARN_ON(cond)
 #endif /* !CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER */
 
-#define CT_WARN_ON(cond) WARN_ON(context_tracking_enabled() && (cond))
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER_FORCE
 extern void context_tracking_init(void);
 #else
diff --git a/include/linux/context_tracking_state.h b/include/linux/context_tracking_state.h
index 2f957b48e24f9..7d2dddf0da690 100644
--- a/include/linux/context_tracking_state.h
+++ b/include/linux/context_tracking_state.h
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include <linux/static_key.h>
 #include <linux/context_tracking_irq.h>
 
+/* Offset to allow distinguishing irq vs. task-based idle entry/exit. */
+#define DYNTICK_IRQ_NONIDLE	((LONG_MAX / 2) + 1)
+
 enum ctx_state {
 	CONTEXT_DISABLED = -1,	/* returned by ct_state() if unknown */
 	CONTEXT_KERNEL = 0,
@@ -13,9 +16,6 @@ enum ctx_state {
 	CONTEXT_GUEST,
 };
 
-/* Offset to allow distinguishing irq vs. task-based idle entry/exit. */
-#define DYNTICK_IRQ_NONIDLE	((LONG_MAX / 2) + 1)
-
 struct context_tracking {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER
 	/*
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct context_tracking {
 	 */
 	bool active;
 	int recursion;
-	enum ctx_state state;
+	atomic_t state;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING_IDLE
 	atomic_t dynticks;		/* Even value for idle, else odd. */
@@ -98,6 +98,32 @@ static inline bool context_tracking_enabled_this_cpu(void)
 	return context_tracking_enabled() && __this_cpu_read(context_tracking.active);
 }
 
+static __always_inline int __ct_state(void)
+{
+	return atomic_read(this_cpu_ptr(&context_tracking.state));
+}
+
+/**
+ * ct_state() - return the current context tracking state if known
+ *
+ * Returns the current cpu's context tracking state if context tracking
+ * is enabled.  If context tracking is disabled, returns
+ * CONTEXT_DISABLED.  This should be used primarily for debugging.
+ */
+static __always_inline int ct_state(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!context_tracking_enabled())
+		return CONTEXT_DISABLED;
+
+	preempt_disable();
+	ret = __ct_state();
+	preempt_enable();
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 #else
 static __always_inline bool context_tracking_enabled(void) { return false; }
 static __always_inline bool context_tracking_enabled_cpu(int cpu) { return false; }
diff --git a/kernel/context_tracking.c b/kernel/context_tracking.c
index 8b0979412f755..c477c7d696e0f 100644
--- a/kernel/context_tracking.c
+++ b/kernel/context_tracking.c
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ static __always_inline void context_tracking_recursion_exit(void)
  */
 void noinstr __ct_user_enter(enum ctx_state state)
 {
+	struct context_tracking *ct = this_cpu_ptr(&context_tracking);
 	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
 
 	/* Kernel threads aren't supposed to go to userspace */
@@ -471,8 +472,8 @@ void noinstr __ct_user_enter(enum ctx_state state)
 	if (!context_tracking_recursion_enter())
 		return;
 
-	if ( __this_cpu_read(context_tracking.state) != state) {
-		if (__this_cpu_read(context_tracking.active)) {
+	if (__ct_state() != state) {
+		if (ct->active) {
 			/*
 			 * At this stage, only low level arch entry code remains and
 			 * then we'll run in userspace. We can assume there won't be
@@ -513,7 +514,7 @@ void noinstr __ct_user_enter(enum ctx_state state)
 		 * OTOH we can spare the calls to vtime and RCU when context_tracking.active
 		 * is false because we know that CPU is not tickless.
 		 */
-		__this_cpu_write(context_tracking.state, state);
+		atomic_set(&ct->state, state);
 	}
 	context_tracking_recursion_exit();
 }
@@ -581,11 +582,13 @@ NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(user_enter_callable);
  */
 void noinstr __ct_user_exit(enum ctx_state state)
 {
+	struct context_tracking *ct = this_cpu_ptr(&context_tracking);
+
 	if (!context_tracking_recursion_enter())
 		return;
 
-	if (__this_cpu_read(context_tracking.state) == state) {
-		if (__this_cpu_read(context_tracking.active)) {
+	if (__ct_state() == state) {
+		if (ct->active) {
 			/*
 			 * Exit RCU idle mode while entering the kernel because it can
 			 * run a RCU read side critical section anytime.
@@ -598,7 +601,7 @@ void noinstr __ct_user_exit(enum ctx_state state)
 				instrumentation_end();
 			}
 		}
-		__this_cpu_write(context_tracking.state, CONTEXT_KERNEL);
+		atomic_set(&ct->state, CONTEXT_KERNEL);
 	}
 	context_tracking_recursion_exit();
 }
