diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index acc926f07dc1..1dca14cf66f9 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -2362,6 +2362,7 @@ int rcutree_dead_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
  */
 static void rcu_do_batch(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 {
+	int div;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	const bool offloaded = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU) &&
 			       rcu_segcblist_is_offloaded(&rdp->cblist);
@@ -2390,7 +2391,9 @@ static void rcu_do_batch(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 	rcu_nocb_lock(rdp);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(cpu_is_offline(smp_processor_id()));
 	pending = rcu_segcblist_n_cbs(&rdp->cblist);
-	bl = max(rdp->blimit, pending >> rcu_divisor);
+	div = READ_ONCE(rcu_divisor);
+	div = div < 0 ? 7 : div > sizeof(long) * 8 - 2 ? sizeof(long) * 8 - 2 : div;
+	bl = max(rdp->blimit, pending >> div);
 	if (unlikely(bl > 100))
 		tlimit = local_clock() + rcu_resched_ns;
 	trace_rcu_batch_start(rcu_state.name,