diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index 3a0ae0355222..4d2c068ba13e 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static struct list_head *rcu_next_node_entry(struct task_struct *t,
  * notify RCU core processing or task having blocked during the RCU
  * read-side critical section.
  */
-static void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
+static noinline void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
 {
 	int empty;
 	int empty_exp;
@@ -391,11 +391,11 @@ void __rcu_read_unlock(void)
 	struct task_struct *t = current;
 
 	barrier();  /* needed if we ever invoke rcu_read_unlock in rcutree.c */
-	--t->rcu_read_lock_nesting;
-	barrier();  /* decrement before load of ->rcu_read_unlock_special */
-	if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting == 0 &&
-	    unlikely(ACCESS_ONCE(t->rcu_read_unlock_special)))
-		rcu_read_unlock_special(t);
+	if (--t->rcu_read_lock_nesting == 0) {
+		barrier();  /* decr before ->rcu_read_unlock_special load */
+		if (unlikely(ACCESS_ONCE(t->rcu_read_unlock_special)))
+			rcu_read_unlock_special(t);
+	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(ACCESS_ONCE(t->rcu_read_lock_nesting) < 0);
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING */