diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index a968cc67b2bd9..a4a9d68b1fdce 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -2476,7 +2476,7 @@ static void rcu_do_batch(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 	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)) {
+	if (in_serving_softirq() && unlikely(bl > 100)) {
 		long rrn = READ_ONCE(rcu_resched_ns);
 
 		rrn = rrn < NSEC_PER_MSEC ? NSEC_PER_MSEC : rrn > NSEC_PER_SEC ? NSEC_PER_SEC : rrn;
@@ -2517,6 +2517,18 @@ static void rcu_do_batch(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 			if (count >= bl && (need_resched() ||
 					(!is_idle_task(current) && !rcu_is_callbacks_kthread())))
 				break;
+
+			/*
+			 * Make sure we don't spend too much time here and deprive other
+			 * softirq vectors of CPU cycles.
+			 */
+			if (unlikely(tlimit)) {
+				/* only call local_clock() every 32 callbacks */
+				if (likely((count & 31) || local_clock() < tlimit))
+					continue;
+				/* Exceeded the time limit, so leave. */
+				break;
+			}
 		} else {
 			local_bh_enable();
 			lockdep_assert_irqs_enabled();
@@ -2524,18 +2536,6 @@ static void rcu_do_batch(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 			lockdep_assert_irqs_enabled();
 			local_bh_disable();
 		}
-
-		/*
-		 * Make sure we don't spend too much time here and deprive other
-		 * softirq vectors of CPU cycles.
-		 */
-		if (unlikely(tlimit)) {
-			/* only call local_clock() every 32 callbacks */
-			if (likely((count & 31) || local_clock() < tlimit))
-				continue;
-			/* Exceeded the time limit, so leave. */
-			break;
-		}
 	}
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);