diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index 145f27fe3a1f..f0f3a18c0a20 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <linux/prefetch.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/stop_machine.h>
+#include <linux/random.h>
 
 #include "rcutree.h"
 #include <trace/events/rcu.h>
@@ -1087,6 +1088,10 @@ static int rcu_gp_init(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 					    rnp->level, rnp->grplo,
 					    rnp->grphi, rnp->qsmask);
 		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&rnp->lock);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_DELAY
+		if ((random32() % (rcu_num_nodes * 8)) == 0)
+			schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(2);
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_DELAY */
 		cond_resched();
 	}