diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index 43c0f715ac63..7e2641783e43 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ static int __noreturn rcu_tasks_kthread(void *arg)
 	 * This loop is terminated by the system going down.  ;-)
 	 */
 	for (;;) {
+		set_tasks_gp_state(rtp, RTGS_WAIT_CBS);
 
 		/* Pick up any new callbacks. */
 		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rtp->cbs_lock, flags);
@@ -236,8 +237,6 @@ static int __noreturn rcu_tasks_kthread(void *arg)
 		}
 		/* Paranoid sleep to keep this from entering a tight loop */
 		schedule_timeout_idle(rtp->gp_sleep);
-
-		set_tasks_gp_state(rtp, RTGS_WAIT_CBS);
 	}
 }