diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 381ebd3ae26c..d791c4d32987 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ static void rcu_strict_gp_boundary(void *unused)
 /*
  * Initialize a new grace period.  Return false if no grace period required.
  */
-static bool rcu_gp_init(void)
+static noinline_for_stack bool rcu_gp_init(void)
 {
 	unsigned long firstseq;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -1927,7 +1927,7 @@ static void rcu_gp_fqs(bool first_time)
 /*
  * Loop doing repeated quiescent-state forcing until the grace period ends.
  */
-static void rcu_gp_fqs_loop(void)
+static noinline_for_stack void rcu_gp_fqs_loop(void)
 {
 	bool first_gp_fqs;
 	int gf = 0;