diff --git a/include/trace/events/rcu.h b/include/trace/events/rcu.h
index 1480900c511c..d274734b2aa4 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/rcu.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/rcu.h
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(rcu_dyntick,
  *	"In holdoff": Nothing to do, holding off after unsuccessful attempt.
  *	"Begin holdoff": Attempt failed, don't retry until next jiffy.
  *	"Dyntick with callbacks": Entering dyntick-idle despite callbacks.
+ *	"Dyntick with lazy callbacks": Entering dyntick-idle w/lazy callbacks.
  *	"More callbacks": Still more callbacks, try again to clear them out.
  *	"Callbacks drained": All callbacks processed, off to dyntick idle!
  *	"Timer": Timer fired to cause CPU to continue processing callbacks.
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index 2411000d9869..5449f02c4820 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -2165,15 +2165,17 @@ static void rcu_prepare_for_idle(int cpu)
 		   !rcu_pending(cpu) &&
 		   !local_softirq_pending()) {
 		/* Can we go dyntick-idle despite still having callbacks? */
-		trace_rcu_prep_idle("Dyntick with callbacks");
 		per_cpu(rcu_dyntick_drain, cpu) = 0;
 		per_cpu(rcu_dyntick_holdoff, cpu) = jiffies;
-		if (rcu_cpu_has_nonlazy_callbacks(cpu))
+		if (rcu_cpu_has_nonlazy_callbacks(cpu)) {
+			trace_rcu_prep_idle("Dyntick with callbacks");
 			per_cpu(rcu_idle_gp_timer_expires, cpu) =
 					   jiffies + RCU_IDLE_GP_DELAY;
-		else
+		} else {
 			per_cpu(rcu_idle_gp_timer_expires, cpu) =
 					   jiffies + RCU_IDLE_LAZY_GP_DELAY;
+			trace_rcu_prep_idle("Dyntick with lazy callbacks");
+		}
 		tp = &per_cpu(rcu_idle_gp_timer, cpu);
 		mod_timer_pinned(tp, per_cpu(rcu_idle_gp_timer_expires, cpu));
 		per_cpu(rcu_nonlazy_posted_snap, cpu) =