diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index fb88a028deec..93f5649ffd2b 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -2312,8 +2312,11 @@ void __init rcu_init_nohz(void)
 		cpumask_and(rcu_nocb_mask, cpu_possible_mask,
 			    rcu_nocb_mask);
 	}
-	pr_info("\tOffload RCU callbacks from CPUs: %*pbl.\n",
-		cpumask_pr_args(rcu_nocb_mask));
+	if (cpumask_empty(rcu_nocb_mask))
+		pr_info("\tOffload RCU callbacks from CPUs: (none).\n");
+	else
+		pr_info("\tOffload RCU callbacks from CPUs: %*pbl.\n",
+			cpumask_pr_args(rcu_nocb_mask));
 	if (rcu_nocb_poll)
 		pr_info("\tPoll for callbacks from no-CBs CPUs.\n");