diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
index 9fab9ac36996..560e99ec5333 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
@@ -784,8 +784,7 @@ static void srcu_gp_start(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
 	spin_lock_rcu_node(sdp);  /* Interrupts already disabled. */
 	rcu_segcblist_advance(&sdp->srcu_cblist,
 			      rcu_seq_current(&ssp->srcu_sup->srcu_gp_seq));
-	(void)rcu_segcblist_accelerate(&sdp->srcu_cblist,
-				       rcu_seq_snap(&ssp->srcu_sup->srcu_gp_seq));
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_segcblist_segempty(&sdp->srcu_cblist, RCU_NEXT_TAIL));
 	spin_unlock_rcu_node(sdp);  /* Interrupts remain disabled. */
 	WRITE_ONCE(ssp->srcu_sup->srcu_gp_start, jiffies);
 	WRITE_ONCE(ssp->srcu_sup->srcu_n_exp_nodelay, 0);
@@ -1721,6 +1720,7 @@ static void srcu_invoke_callbacks(struct work_struct *work)
 	ssp = sdp->ssp;
 	rcu_cblist_init(&ready_cbs);
 	spin_lock_irq_rcu_node(sdp);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_segcblist_segempty(&sdp->srcu_cblist, RCU_NEXT_TAIL));
 	rcu_segcblist_advance(&sdp->srcu_cblist,
 			      rcu_seq_current(&ssp->srcu_sup->srcu_gp_seq));
 	if (sdp->srcu_cblist_invoking ||
@@ -1750,8 +1750,6 @@ static void srcu_invoke_callbacks(struct work_struct *work)
 	 */
 	spin_lock_irq_rcu_node(sdp);
 	rcu_segcblist_add_len(&sdp->srcu_cblist, -len);
-	(void)rcu_segcblist_accelerate(&sdp->srcu_cblist,
-				       rcu_seq_snap(&ssp->srcu_sup->srcu_gp_seq));
 	sdp->srcu_cblist_invoking = false;
 	more = rcu_segcblist_ready_cbs(&sdp->srcu_cblist);
 	spin_unlock_irq_rcu_node(sdp);