diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index a327a253c178..6116cfad18ff 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -2146,6 +2146,15 @@ static int __noreturn rcu_gp_kthread(void *arg)
 						       TPS("fqsend"));
 				cond_resched_rcu_qs();
 				WRITE_ONCE(rsp->gp_activity, jiffies);
+				ret = 0; /* Force full wait till next FQS. */
+				j = jiffies_till_next_fqs;
+				if (j > HZ) {
+					j = HZ;
+					jiffies_till_next_fqs = HZ;
+				} else if (j < 1) {
+					j = 1;
+					jiffies_till_next_fqs = 1;
+				}
 			} else {
 				/* Deal with stray signal. */
 				cond_resched_rcu_qs();
@@ -2154,14 +2163,12 @@ static int __noreturn rcu_gp_kthread(void *arg)
 				trace_rcu_grace_period(rsp->name,
 						       READ_ONCE(rsp->gpnum),
 						       TPS("fqswaitsig"));
-			}
-			j = jiffies_till_next_fqs;
-			if (j > HZ) {
-				j = HZ;
-				jiffies_till_next_fqs = HZ;
-			} else if (j < 1) {
-				j = 1;
-				jiffies_till_next_fqs = 1;
+				ret = 1; /* Keep old FQS timing. */
+				j = jiffies;
+				if (time_after(jiffies, rsp->jiffies_force_qs))
+					j = 1;
+				else
+					j = rsp->jiffies_force_qs - j;
 			}
 		}