diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
index f3947c49eee7..6c6eb3220385 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ static void rcu_report_exp_cpu_mult(struct rcu_node *rnp,
 static void rcu_report_exp_rdp(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 {
 	WRITE_ONCE(rdp->exp_deferred_qs, false);
+	WRITE_ONCE(rdp->cpu_no_qs.b.exp, false);
 	rcu_report_exp_cpu_mult(rdp->mynode, rdp->grpmask, true);
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 113c19b086ac..6d58b75d2782 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -849,10 +849,8 @@ static void rcu_qs(void)
 	trace_rcu_grace_period(TPS("rcu_sched"),
 			       __this_cpu_read(rcu_data.gp_seq), TPS("cpuqs"));
 	__this_cpu_write(rcu_data.cpu_no_qs.b.norm, false);
-	if (!__this_cpu_read(rcu_data.cpu_no_qs.b.exp))
-		return;
-	__this_cpu_write(rcu_data.cpu_no_qs.b.exp, false);
-	rcu_report_exp_rdp(this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data));
+	if (__this_cpu_read(rcu_data.cpu_no_qs.b.exp))
+		rcu_report_exp_rdp(this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data));
 }
 
 /*