diff --git a/kernel/cpu/idle.c b/kernel/cpu/idle.c
index 8b86c0c68edf..d5585f5e038e 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu/idle.c
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ __setup("hlt", cpu_idle_nopoll_setup);
 
 static inline int cpu_idle_poll(void)
 {
+	rcu_idle_enter();
 	trace_cpu_idle_rcuidle(0, smp_processor_id());
 	local_irq_enable();
 	while (!need_resched())
 		cpu_relax();
 	trace_cpu_idle_rcuidle(PWR_EVENT_EXIT, smp_processor_id());
+	rcu_idle_exit();
 	return 1;
 }