diff --git a/include/linux/context_tracking.h b/include/linux/context_tracking.h
index 28fcfa1849032..a6c36780cc3bd 100644
--- a/include/linux/context_tracking.h
+++ b/include/linux/context_tracking.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ extern void ct_idle_exit(void);
  */
 static __always_inline bool rcu_dynticks_curr_cpu_in_eqs(void)
 {
-	return !(raw_atomic_read(this_cpu_ptr(&context_tracking.state)) & RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX);
+	return !(raw_atomic_read(this_cpu_ptr(&context_tracking.state)) & CT_RCU_WATCHING);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static __always_inline bool warn_rcu_enter(void)
 	preempt_disable_notrace();
 	if (rcu_dynticks_curr_cpu_in_eqs()) {
 		ret = true;
-		ct_state_inc(RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX);
+		ct_state_inc(CT_RCU_WATCHING);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static __always_inline bool warn_rcu_enter(void)
 static __always_inline void warn_rcu_exit(bool rcu)
 {
 	if (rcu)
-		ct_state_inc(RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX);
+		ct_state_inc(CT_RCU_WATCHING);
 	preempt_enable_notrace();
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/context_tracking_state.h b/include/linux/context_tracking_state.h
index f1c53125edee2..94d6a935af3be 100644
--- a/include/linux/context_tracking_state.h
+++ b/include/linux/context_tracking_state.h
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ enum ctx_state {
 	CT_STATE_MAX		= 4,
 };
 
-/* Even value for idle, else odd. */
-#define RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX CT_STATE_MAX
+/* Odd value for watching, else even. */
+#define CT_RCU_WATCHING CT_STATE_MAX
 
 #define CT_STATE_MASK (CT_STATE_MAX - 1)
-#define CT_DYNTICKS_MASK (~CT_STATE_MASK)
+#define CT_RCU_WATCHING_MASK (~CT_STATE_MASK)
 
 struct context_tracking {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER
@@ -58,21 +58,21 @@ static __always_inline int __ct_state(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING_IDLE
 static __always_inline int ct_dynticks(void)
 {
-	return atomic_read(this_cpu_ptr(&context_tracking.state)) & CT_DYNTICKS_MASK;
+	return atomic_read(this_cpu_ptr(&context_tracking.state)) & CT_RCU_WATCHING_MASK;
 }
 
 static __always_inline int ct_dynticks_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	struct context_tracking *ct = per_cpu_ptr(&context_tracking, cpu);
 
-	return atomic_read(&ct->state) & CT_DYNTICKS_MASK;
+	return atomic_read(&ct->state) & CT_RCU_WATCHING_MASK;
 }
 
 static __always_inline int ct_dynticks_cpu_acquire(int cpu)
 {
 	struct context_tracking *ct = per_cpu_ptr(&context_tracking, cpu);
 
-	return atomic_read_acquire(&ct->state) & CT_DYNTICKS_MASK;
+	return atomic_read_acquire(&ct->state) & CT_RCU_WATCHING_MASK;
 }
 
 static __always_inline long ct_dynticks_nesting(void)
diff --git a/kernel/context_tracking.c b/kernel/context_tracking.c
index 4bb5751af994f..b2589bc59e186 100644
--- a/kernel/context_tracking.c
+++ b/kernel/context_tracking.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct context_tracking, context_tracking) = {
 	.dynticks_nesting = 1,
 	.dynticks_nmi_nesting = DYNTICK_IRQ_NONIDLE,
 #endif
-	.state = ATOMIC_INIT(RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX),
+	.state = ATOMIC_INIT(CT_RCU_WATCHING),
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(context_tracking);
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static noinstr void ct_kernel_exit_state(int offset)
 	rcu_dynticks_task_trace_enter();  // Before ->dynticks update!
 	seq = ct_state_inc(offset);
 	// RCU is no longer watching.  Better be in extended quiescent state!
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) && (seq & RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX));
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) && (seq & CT_RCU_WATCHING));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static noinstr void ct_kernel_enter_state(int offset)
 	seq = ct_state_inc(offset);
 	// RCU is now watching.  Better not be in an extended quiescent state!
 	rcu_dynticks_task_trace_exit();  // After ->dynticks update!
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) && !(seq & RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX));
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) && !(seq & CT_RCU_WATCHING));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void noinstr ct_nmi_exit(void)
 	instrumentation_end();
 
 	// RCU is watching here ...
-	ct_kernel_exit_state(RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX);
+	ct_kernel_exit_state(CT_RCU_WATCHING);
 	// ... but is no longer watching here.
 
 	if (!in_nmi())
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void noinstr ct_nmi_enter(void)
 			rcu_dynticks_task_exit();
 
 		// RCU is not watching here ...
-		ct_kernel_enter_state(RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX);
+		ct_kernel_enter_state(CT_RCU_WATCHING);
 		// ... but is watching here.
 
 		instrumentation_begin();
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void noinstr ct_nmi_enter(void)
 void noinstr ct_idle_enter(void)
 {
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) && !raw_irqs_disabled());
-	ct_kernel_exit(false, RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX + CT_STATE_IDLE);
+	ct_kernel_exit(false, CT_RCU_WATCHING + CT_STATE_IDLE);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ct_idle_enter);
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void noinstr ct_idle_exit(void)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	raw_local_irq_save(flags);
-	ct_kernel_enter(false, RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX - CT_STATE_IDLE);
+	ct_kernel_enter(false, CT_RCU_WATCHING - CT_STATE_IDLE);
 	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ct_idle_exit);
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ void noinstr __ct_user_enter(enum ctx_state state)
 			 * CPU doesn't need to maintain the tick for RCU maintenance purposes
 			 * when the CPU runs in userspace.
 			 */
-			ct_kernel_exit(true, RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX + state);
+			ct_kernel_exit(true, CT_RCU_WATCHING + state);
 
 			/*
 			 * Special case if we only track user <-> kernel transitions for tickless
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ void noinstr __ct_user_enter(enum ctx_state state)
 				/*
 				 * Tracking for vtime and RCU EQS. Make sure we don't race
 				 * with NMIs. OTOH we don't care about ordering here since
-				 * RCU only requires RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX increments to be fully
+				 * RCU only requires CT_RCU_WATCHING increments to be fully
 				 * ordered.
 				 */
 				raw_atomic_add(state, &ct->state);
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ void noinstr __ct_user_exit(enum ctx_state state)
 			 * Exit RCU idle mode while entering the kernel because it can
 			 * run a RCU read side critical section anytime.
 			 */
-			ct_kernel_enter(true, RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX - state);
+			ct_kernel_enter(true, CT_RCU_WATCHING - state);
 			if (state == CT_STATE_USER) {
 				instrumentation_begin();
 				vtime_user_exit(current);
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ void noinstr __ct_user_exit(enum ctx_state state)
 				/*
 				 * Tracking for vtime and RCU EQS. Make sure we don't race
 				 * with NMIs. OTOH we don't care about ordering here since
-				 * RCU only requires RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX increments to be fully
+				 * RCU only requires CT_RCU_WATCHING increments to be fully
 				 * ordered.
 				 */
 				raw_atomic_sub(state, &ct->state);
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 10474fedcd181..c0d7fbe8f6756 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ void rcu_softirq_qs(void)
  */
 static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_online(void)
 {
-	if (ct_dynticks() & RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX)
+	if (ct_dynticks() & CT_RCU_WATCHING)
 		return;
-	ct_state_inc(RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX);
+	ct_state_inc(CT_RCU_WATCHING);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_online(void)
  */
 static bool rcu_dynticks_in_eqs(int snap)
 {
-	return !(snap & RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX);
+	return !(snap & CT_RCU_WATCHING);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ bool rcu_dynticks_zero_in_eqs(int cpu, int *vp)
 	int snap;
 
 	// If not quiescent, force back to earlier extended quiescent state.
-	snap = ct_dynticks_cpu(cpu) & ~RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX;
+	snap = ct_dynticks_cpu(cpu) & ~CT_RCU_WATCHING;
 	smp_rmb(); // Order ->dynticks and *vp reads.
 	if (READ_ONCE(*vp))
 		return false;  // Non-zero, so report failure;
@@ -353,9 +353,9 @@ notrace void rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle(void)
 	int seq;
 
 	raw_cpu_write(rcu_data.rcu_need_heavy_qs, false);
-	seq = ct_state_inc(2 * RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX);
+	seq = ct_state_inc(2 * CT_RCU_WATCHING);
 	/* It is illegal to call this from idle state. */
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!(seq & RCU_DYNTICKS_IDX));
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!(seq & CT_RCU_WATCHING));
 	rcu_preempt_deferred_qs(current);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle);
