diff --git a/include/qemu/rcu.h b/include/qemu/rcu.h
index 506ab58eaf..7df1e86622 100644
--- a/include/qemu/rcu.h
+++ b/include/qemu/rcu.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ extern void synchronize_rcu(void);
  */
 extern void rcu_register_thread(void);
 extern void rcu_unregister_thread(void);
+extern void rcu_after_fork(void);
 
 struct rcu_head;
 typedef void RCUCBFunc(struct rcu_head *head);
diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 4bd954375e..1622ad6490 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -4572,6 +4572,7 @@ static int do_fork(CPUArchState *env, unsigned int flags, abi_ulong newsp,
         ret = fork();
         if (ret == 0) {
             /* Child Process.  */
+            rcu_after_fork();
             cpu_clone_regs(env, newsp);
             fork_end(1);
             /* There is a race condition here.  The parent process could
diff --git a/os-posix.c b/os-posix.c
index ba091f1530..e4da406f38 100644
--- a/os-posix.c
+++ b/os-posix.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "net/slirp.h"
 #include "qemu-options.h"
+#include "qemu/rcu.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ void os_daemonize(void)
         signal(SIGTSTP, SIG_IGN);
         signal(SIGTTOU, SIG_IGN);
         signal(SIGTTIN, SIG_IGN);
+        rcu_after_fork();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/util/rcu.c b/util/rcu.c
index 27802a4bed..7270151bef 100644
--- a/util/rcu.c
+++ b/util/rcu.c
@@ -311,19 +311,18 @@ static void rcu_init_unlock(void)
 {
     qemu_mutex_unlock(&rcu_gp_lock);
 }
+#endif
 
-static void rcu_init_child(void)
+void rcu_after_fork(void)
 {
-    qemu_mutex_unlock(&rcu_gp_lock);
     memset(&registry, 0, sizeof(registry));
     rcu_init_complete();
 }
-#endif
 
 static void __attribute__((__constructor__)) rcu_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
-    pthread_atfork(rcu_init_lock, rcu_init_unlock, rcu_init_child);
+    pthread_atfork(rcu_init_lock, rcu_init_unlock, rcu_init_unlock);
 #endif
     rcu_init_complete();
 }