diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 244f32e98360..658427c33b93 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -1646,7 +1646,11 @@ static void wake_nocb_gp(struct rcu_data *rdp, bool force,
 		rcu_nocb_unlock_irqrestore(rdp, flags);
 		return;
 	}
-	del_timer(&rdp->nocb_timer);
+
+	if (READ_ONCE(rdp->nocb_defer_wakeup) > RCU_NOCB_WAKE_NOT) {
+		WRITE_ONCE(rdp->nocb_defer_wakeup, RCU_NOCB_WAKE_NOT);
+		del_timer(&rdp->nocb_timer);
+	}
 	rcu_nocb_unlock_irqrestore(rdp, flags);
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rdp_gp->nocb_gp_lock, flags);
 	if (force || READ_ONCE(rdp_gp->nocb_gp_sleep)) {
@@ -2164,7 +2168,6 @@ static void do_nocb_deferred_wakeup_common(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 		return;
 	}
 	ndw = READ_ONCE(rdp->nocb_defer_wakeup);
-	WRITE_ONCE(rdp->nocb_defer_wakeup, RCU_NOCB_WAKE_NOT);
 	wake_nocb_gp(rdp, ndw == RCU_NOCB_WAKE_FORCE, flags);
 	trace_rcu_nocb_wake(rcu_state.name, rdp->cpu, TPS("DeferredWake"));
 }