diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/futex-requeue.c b/tools/perf/bench/futex-requeue.c
index bedff6b5b3cf..ad0d9b5342fb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/futex-requeue.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/futex-requeue.c
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ int bench_futex_requeue(int argc, const char **argv,
 	if (!fshared)
 		futex_flag = FUTEX_PRIVATE_FLAG;
 
+	if (nrequeue > nthreads)
+		nrequeue = nthreads;
+
 	printf("Run summary [PID %d]: Requeuing %d threads (from [%s] %p to %p), "
 	       "%d at a time.\n\n",  getpid(), nthreads,
 	       fshared ? "shared":"private", &futex1, &futex2, nrequeue);
@@ -161,20 +164,18 @@ int bench_futex_requeue(int argc, const char **argv,
 
 		/* Ok, all threads are patiently blocked, start requeueing */
 		gettimeofday(&start, NULL);
-		for (nrequeued = 0; nrequeued < nthreads; nrequeued += nrequeue) {
+		while (nrequeued < nthreads) {
 			/*
 			 * Do not wakeup any tasks blocked on futex1, allowing
 			 * us to really measure futex_wait functionality.
 			 */
-			futex_cmp_requeue(&futex1, 0, &futex2, 0,
-					  nrequeue, futex_flag);
+			nrequeued += futex_cmp_requeue(&futex1, 0, &futex2, 0,
+						       nrequeue, futex_flag);
 		}
+
 		gettimeofday(&end, NULL);
 		timersub(&end, &start, &runtime);
 
-		if (nrequeued > nthreads)
-			nrequeued = nthreads;
-
 		update_stats(&requeued_stats, nrequeued);
 		update_stats(&requeuetime_stats, runtime.tv_usec);
 
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ int bench_futex_requeue(int argc, const char **argv,
 		}
 
 		/* everybody should be blocked on futex2, wake'em up */
-		nrequeued = futex_wake(&futex2, nthreads, futex_flag);
+		nrequeued = futex_wake(&futex2, nrequeued, futex_flag);
 		if (nthreads != nrequeued)
 			warnx("couldn't wakeup all tasks (%d/%d)", nrequeued, nthreads);