diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 7e82fb887d09..8136fec0310b 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ static int rcu_torture_boost(void *arg)
 				mutex_unlock(&boost_mutex);
 				break;
 			}
-			schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+			schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(HZ / 20);
 		}
 
 		/* Go do the stutter. */
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ checkwait:	if (stutter_wait("rcu_torture_boost"))
 	/* Clean up and exit. */
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 		torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_boost");
-		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(HZ / 20);
 	}
 	torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_boost");
 	return 0;
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ rcu_torture_fqs(void *arg)
 		fqs_resume_time = jiffies + fqs_stutter * HZ;
 		while (time_before(jiffies, fqs_resume_time) &&
 		       !kthread_should_stop()) {
-			schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);
+			schedule_timeout_interruptible(HZ / 20);
 		}
 		fqs_burst_remaining = fqs_duration;
 		while (fqs_burst_remaining > 0 &&
@@ -2899,7 +2899,7 @@ static int rcu_torture_fwd_prog(void *args)
 			WRITE_ONCE(rcu_fwd_seq, rcu_fwd_seq + 1);
 		} else {
 			while (READ_ONCE(rcu_fwd_seq) == oldseq && !torture_must_stop())
-				schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);
+				schedule_timeout_interruptible(HZ / 20);
 			oldseq = READ_ONCE(rcu_fwd_seq);
 		}
 		pr_alert("%s: Starting forward-progress test %d\n", __func__, rfp->rcu_fwd_id);
@@ -3200,7 +3200,7 @@ static int rcu_torture_read_exit_child(void *trsp_in)
 	set_user_nice(current, MAX_NICE);
 	// Minimize time between reading and exiting.
 	while (!kthread_should_stop())
-		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(HZ / 20);
 	(void)rcu_torture_one_read(trsp, -1);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3248,7 +3248,7 @@ static int rcu_torture_read_exit(void *unused)
 	smp_mb(); // Store before wakeup.
 	wake_up(&read_exit_wq);
 	while (!torture_must_stop())
-		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(HZ / 20);
 	torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_read_exit");
 	return 0;
 }