diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c b/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c
index 7e8965b0827a..d1221731c7cf 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c
@@ -797,6 +797,11 @@ rcu_scale_cleanup(void)
 	if (gp_exp && gp_async)
 		SCALEOUT_ERRSTRING("No expedited async GPs, so went with async!");
 
+	if (kfree_rcu_test) {
+		kfree_scale_cleanup();
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (torture_cleanup_begin())
 		return;
 	if (!cur_ops) {