diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index c7b1e6b2a3da..25dbbc753fef 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -2181,6 +2181,7 @@ static void rcu_gp_cleanup(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 				       READ_ONCE(rsp->gpnum),
 				       TPS("newreq"));
 	}
+	WRITE_ONCE(rsp->gp_flags, rsp->gp_flags & RCU_GP_FLAG_INIT);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irq_rcu_node(rnp);
 }