diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 51d4c3a..2b13d96 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -2067,8 +2067,8 @@ static bool rcu_gp_init(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 }
 
 /*
- * Helper function for wait_event_interruptible_timeout() wakeup
- * at force-quiescent-state time.
+ * Helper function for swait_event_idle() wakeup at force-quiescent-state
+ * time.
  */
 static bool rcu_gp_fqs_check_wake(struct rcu_state *rsp, int *gfp)
 {
@@ -2206,9 +2206,8 @@ static int __noreturn rcu_gp_kthread(void *arg)
 					       READ_ONCE(rsp->gpnum),
 					       TPS("reqwait"));
 			rsp->gp_state = RCU_GP_WAIT_GPS;
-			swait_event_interruptible(rsp->gp_wq,
-						 READ_ONCE(rsp->gp_flags) &
-						 RCU_GP_FLAG_INIT);
+			swait_event_idle(rsp->gp_wq, READ_ONCE(rsp->gp_flags) &
+						     RCU_GP_FLAG_INIT);
 			rsp->gp_state = RCU_GP_DONE_GPS;
 			/* Locking provides needed memory barrier. */
 			if (rcu_gp_init(rsp))
@@ -2239,7 +2238,7 @@ static int __noreturn rcu_gp_kthread(void *arg)
 					       READ_ONCE(rsp->gpnum),
 					       TPS("fqswait"));
 			rsp->gp_state = RCU_GP_WAIT_FQS;
-			ret = swait_event_interruptible_timeout(rsp->gp_wq,
+			ret = swait_event_idle_timeout(rsp->gp_wq,
 					rcu_gp_fqs_check_wake(rsp, &gf), j);
 			rsp->gp_state = RCU_GP_DOING_FQS;
 			/* Locking provides needed memory barriers. */