1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index 71df6f9f5ce6..0e522504ae37 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -1319,7 +1319,8 @@ static int rcu_gp_init(struct rcu_state *rsp)
                                             rnp->grphi, rnp->qsmask);
                 raw_spin_unlock_irq(&rnp->lock);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_DELAY
-                if ((random32() % (rcu_num_nodes * 8)) == 0)
+                if ((random32() % (rcu_num_nodes * 8)) == 0 &&
+                    system_state == SYSTEM_RUNNING)
                         schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(2);
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_DELAY */
                 cond_resched();