diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
index ffa69a5e18f4..f124d4d45ce6 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ static void __call_rcu_nocb_wake(struct rcu_data *rdp, bool was_alldone,
 	long lazy_len;
 	long len;
 	struct task_struct *t;
+	struct rcu_data *rdp_gp = rdp->nocb_gp_rdp;
 
 	// If we are being polled or there is no kthread, just leave.
 	t = READ_ONCE(rdp->nocb_gp_kthread);
@@ -608,7 +609,7 @@ static void __call_rcu_nocb_wake(struct rcu_data *rdp, bool was_alldone,
 		smp_mb(); /* Enqueue before timer_pending(). */
 		if ((rdp->nocb_cb_sleep ||
 		     !rcu_segcblist_ready_cbs(&rdp->cblist)) &&
-		    !timer_pending(&rdp->nocb_timer)) {
+		    !timer_pending(&rdp_gp->nocb_timer)) {
 			rcu_nocb_unlock(rdp);
 			wake_nocb_gp_defer(rdp, RCU_NOCB_WAKE_FORCE,
 					   TPS("WakeOvfIsDeferred"));