diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 50a4f0ed4ebf..5df2411f7aee 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -1968,6 +1968,7 @@ rcu_torture_init(void)
 		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(torture_ops); i++)
 			pr_cont(" %s", torture_ops[i]->name);
 		pr_cont("\n");
+		WARN_ON(!IS_MODULE(CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST));
 		firsterr = -EINVAL;
 		goto unwind;
 	}