diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 75a2eded7aa2..09e6ac4b669b 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ static inline void rcu_user_exit(void) { }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU
 void rcu_init_nohz(void);
+void rcu_nocb_flush_deferred_wakeup(void);
 #else /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU */
 static inline void rcu_init_nohz(void) { }
+static inline void rcu_nocb_flush_deferred_wakeup(void) { }
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU */
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 3dc02ee17957..4dfa9dd47223 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -599,10 +599,7 @@ static void rcu_eqs_enter(bool user)
  */
 void rcu_idle_enter(void)
 {
-	struct rcu_data *rdp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data);
-
 	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
-	do_nocb_deferred_wakeup(rdp);
 	rcu_eqs_enter(false);
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index f7118842a2b8..a71a4a272515 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -2190,6 +2190,11 @@ static void do_nocb_deferred_wakeup(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 		do_nocb_deferred_wakeup_common(rdp);
 }
 
+void rcu_nocb_flush_deferred_wakeup(void)
+{
+	do_nocb_deferred_wakeup(this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data));
+}
+
 void __init rcu_init_nohz(void)
 {
 	int cpu;
diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index 131e7c86cf06..3f8c7867c14c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ static void do_idle(void)
 		}
 
 		arch_cpu_idle_enter();
+		rcu_nocb_flush_deferred_wakeup();
 
 		/*
 		 * In poll mode we reenable interrupts and spin. Also if we