diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index fed95fa941e6..8b3102d22823 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -559,8 +559,14 @@ static void rcu_print_detail_task_stall_rnp(struct rcu_node *rnp)
 	}
 	t = list_entry(rnp->gp_tasks->prev,
 		       struct task_struct, rcu_node_entry);
-	list_for_each_entry_continue(t, &rnp->blkd_tasks, rcu_node_entry)
+	list_for_each_entry_continue(t, &rnp->blkd_tasks, rcu_node_entry) {
+		/*
+		 * We could be printing a lot while holding a spinlock.
+		 * Avoid triggering hard lockup.
+		 */
+		touch_nmi_watchdog();
 		sched_show_task(t);
+	}
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
 }
 
@@ -1677,6 +1683,12 @@ static void print_cpu_stall_info(struct rcu_state *rsp, int cpu)
 	char *ticks_title;
 	unsigned long ticks_value;
 
+	/*
+	 * We could be printing a lot while holding a spinlock.  Avoid
+	 * triggering hard lockup.
+	 */
+	touch_nmi_watchdog();
+
 	if (rsp->gpnum == rdp->gpnum) {
 		ticks_title = "ticks this GP";
 		ticks_value = rdp->ticks_this_gp;