diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c b/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c
index 57ec414710bb..a83cb29d3760 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ rcu_scale_writer(void *arg)
 	sched_set_fifo_low(current);
 
 	if (holdoff)
-		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(holdoff * HZ);
+		schedule_timeout_idle(holdoff * HZ);
 
 	/*
 	 * Wait until rcu_end_inkernel_boot() is called for normal GP tests