diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index dd8cfc34f4da..ba154a3080fb 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -2474,8 +2474,8 @@ static void rcu_cpu_kthread(unsigned int cpu)
 	char work, *workp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data.rcu_cpu_has_work);
 	int spincnt;
 
+	trace_rcu_utilization(TPS("Start CPU kthread@rcu_run"));
 	for (spincnt = 0; spincnt < 10; spincnt++) {
-		trace_rcu_utilization(TPS("Start CPU kthread@rcu_wait"));
 		local_bh_disable();
 		*statusp = RCU_KTHREAD_RUNNING;
 		local_irq_disable();