diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 7ae10fab68b8..4ca6d5b199e8 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1594,10 +1594,11 @@ static void __maybe_unused rcu_advance_cbs_nowake(struct rcu_node *rnp,
 						  struct rcu_data *rdp)
 {
 	rcu_lockdep_assert_cblist_protected(rdp);
-	if (!rcu_seq_state(rcu_seq_current(&rnp->gp_seq)) ||
-	    !raw_spin_trylock_rcu_node(rnp))
+	if (!rcu_seq_state(rcu_seq_current(&rnp->gp_seq)) || !raw_spin_trylock_rcu_node(rnp))
 		return;
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(rcu_advance_cbs(rnp, rdp));
+	// The grace period cannot end while we hold the rcu_node lock.
+	if (rcu_seq_state(rcu_seq_current(&rnp->gp_seq)))
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(rcu_advance_cbs(rnp, rdp));
 	raw_spin_unlock_rcu_node(rnp);
 }