diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 82caca305cae..0c8046bc5ec7 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1989,7 +1989,6 @@ rcu_report_qs_rdp(int cpu, struct rcu_data *rdp)
 		return;
 	}
 	mask = rdp->grpmask;
-	rdp->core_needs_qs = false;
 	if ((rnp->qsmask & mask) == 0) {
 		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
 	} else {
@@ -2819,6 +2818,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cond_synchronize_rcu);
  */
 static int rcu_pending(void)
 {
+	bool gp_in_progress;
 	struct rcu_data *rdp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data);
 	struct rcu_node *rnp = rdp->mynode;
 
@@ -2834,7 +2834,8 @@ static int rcu_pending(void)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Is the RCU core waiting for a quiescent state from this CPU? */
-	if (rdp->core_needs_qs && !rdp->cpu_no_qs.b.norm)
+	gp_in_progress = rcu_gp_in_progress();
+	if (rdp->core_needs_qs && !rdp->cpu_no_qs.b.norm && gp_in_progress)
 		return 1;
 
 	/* Does this CPU have callbacks ready to invoke? */
@@ -2842,8 +2843,7 @@ static int rcu_pending(void)
 		return 1;
 
 	/* Has RCU gone idle with this CPU needing another grace period? */
-	if (!rcu_gp_in_progress() &&
-	    rcu_segcblist_is_enabled(&rdp->cblist) &&
+	if (!gp_in_progress && rcu_segcblist_is_enabled(&rdp->cblist) &&
 	    (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU) ||
 	     !rcu_segcblist_is_offloaded(&rdp->cblist)) &&
 	    !rcu_segcblist_restempty(&rdp->cblist, RCU_NEXT_READY_TAIL))