diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index ea479d81da7f..f1a25d17e3a0 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -2739,6 +2739,10 @@ static int rcu_pending(void)
 	/* Check for CPU stalls, if enabled. */
 	check_cpu_stall(rdp);
 
+	/* Does this CPU need a deferred NOCB wakeup? */
+	if (rcu_nocb_need_deferred_wakeup(rdp))
+		return 1;
+
 	/* Is this CPU a NO_HZ_FULL CPU that should ignore RCU? */
 	if (rcu_nohz_full_cpu())
 		return 0;
@@ -2763,10 +2767,6 @@ static int rcu_pending(void)
 	    unlikely(READ_ONCE(rdp->gpwrap))) /* outside lock */
 		return 1;
 
-	/* Does this CPU need a deferred NOCB wakeup? */
-	if (rcu_nocb_need_deferred_wakeup(rdp))
-		return 1;
-
 	/* nothing to do */
 	return 0;
 }