diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 55d049c39608..7c3a7f8c828b 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -2030,6 +2030,19 @@ static int rcutorture_booster_init(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (boost_tasks[cpu] != NULL)
 		return 0;  /* Already created, nothing more to do. */
 
+	// Testing RCU priority boosting requires rcutorture do
+	// some serious abuse.  Counter this by running ksoftirqd
+	// at higher priority.
+	if (IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST)) {
+		struct sched_param sp;
+		struct task_struct *t;
+
+		t = per_cpu(ksoftirqd, cpu);
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(!t);
+		sp.sched_priority = 2;
+		sched_setscheduler_nocheck(t, SCHED_FIFO, &sp);
+	}
+
 	/* Don't allow time recalculation while creating a new task. */
 	mutex_lock(&boost_mutex);
 	rcu_torture_disable_rt_throttle();
@@ -3281,21 +3294,6 @@ rcu_torture_init(void)
 		rcutor_hp = firsterr;
 		if (torture_init_error(firsterr))
 			goto unwind;
-
-		// Testing RCU priority boosting requires rcutorture do
-		// some serious abuse.  Counter this by running ksoftirqd
-		// at higher priority.
-		if (IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST)) {
-			for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-				struct sched_param sp;
-				struct task_struct *t;
-
-				t = per_cpu(ksoftirqd, cpu);
-				WARN_ON_ONCE(!t);
-				sp.sched_priority = 2;
-				sched_setscheduler_nocheck(t, SCHED_FIFO, &sp);
-			}
-		}
 	}
 	shutdown_jiffies = jiffies + shutdown_secs * HZ;
 	firsterr = torture_shutdown_init(shutdown_secs, rcu_torture_cleanup);