diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h b/include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h
index d07f0848802e..303ab9bee155 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ struct rcu_synchronize {
 };
 void wakeme_after_rcu(struct rcu_head *head);
 
-void __wait_rcu_gp(bool checktiny, int n, call_rcu_func_t *crcu_array,
+void __wait_rcu_gp(bool checktiny, unsigned int state, int n, call_rcu_func_t *crcu_array,
 		   struct rcu_synchronize *rs_array);
 
-#define _wait_rcu_gp(checktiny, ...) \
-do {									\
-	call_rcu_func_t __crcu_array[] = { __VA_ARGS__ };		\
-	struct rcu_synchronize __rs_array[ARRAY_SIZE(__crcu_array)];	\
-	__wait_rcu_gp(checktiny, ARRAY_SIZE(__crcu_array),		\
-			__crcu_array, __rs_array);			\
+#define _wait_rcu_gp(checktiny, state, ...) \
+do {												\
+	call_rcu_func_t __crcu_array[] = { __VA_ARGS__ };					\
+	struct rcu_synchronize __rs_array[ARRAY_SIZE(__crcu_array)];				\
+	__wait_rcu_gp(checktiny, state, ARRAY_SIZE(__crcu_array), __crcu_array, __rs_array);	\
 } while (0)
 
-#define wait_rcu_gp(...) _wait_rcu_gp(false, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define wait_rcu_gp(...) _wait_rcu_gp(false, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define wait_rcu_gp_state(state, ...) _wait_rcu_gp(false, state, __VA_ARGS__)
 
 /**
  * synchronize_rcu_mult - Wait concurrently for multiple grace periods
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ do {									\
  * grace period.
  */
 #define synchronize_rcu_mult(...) \
-	_wait_rcu_gp(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TINY_RCU), __VA_ARGS__)
+	_wait_rcu_gp(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TINY_RCU), TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, __VA_ARGS__)
 
 static inline void cond_resched_rcu(void)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index 147b5945d67a..82e458ea0728 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct rcu_tasks_percpu {
  * @holdouts_func: This flavor's holdout-list scan function (optional).
  * @postgp_func: This flavor's post-grace-period function (optional).
  * @call_func: This flavor's call_rcu()-equivalent function.
+ * @wait_state: Task state for synchronous grace-period waits (default TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE).
  * @rtpcpu: This flavor's rcu_tasks_percpu structure.
  * @percpu_enqueue_shift: Shift down CPU ID this much when enqueuing callbacks.
  * @percpu_enqueue_lim: Number of per-CPU callback queues in use for enqueuing.
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ struct rcu_tasks {
 	holdouts_func_t holdouts_func;
 	postgp_func_t postgp_func;
 	call_rcu_func_t call_func;
+	unsigned int wait_state;
 	struct rcu_tasks_percpu __percpu *rtpcpu;
 	int percpu_enqueue_shift;
 	int percpu_enqueue_lim;
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ static struct rcu_tasks rt_name =							\
 	.tasks_gp_mutex = __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(rt_name.tasks_gp_mutex),			\
 	.gp_func = gp,									\
 	.call_func = call,								\
+	.wait_state = TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE,						\
 	.rtpcpu = &rt_name ## __percpu,							\
 	.lazy_jiffies = DIV_ROUND_UP(HZ, 4),						\
 	.name = n,									\
@@ -638,7 +641,7 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_tasks_generic(struct rcu_tasks *rtp)
 
 	// If the grace-period kthread is running, use it.
 	if (READ_ONCE(rtp->kthread_ptr)) {
-		wait_rcu_gp(rtp->call_func);
+		wait_rcu_gp_state(rtp->wait_state, rtp->call_func);
 		return;
 	}
 	rcu_tasks_one_gp(rtp, true);
@@ -1160,6 +1163,7 @@ static int __init rcu_spawn_tasks_kthread(void)
 	rcu_tasks.postscan_func = rcu_tasks_postscan;
 	rcu_tasks.holdouts_func = check_all_holdout_tasks;
 	rcu_tasks.postgp_func = rcu_tasks_postgp;
+	rcu_tasks.wait_state = TASK_IDLE;
 	rcu_spawn_tasks_kthread_generic(&rcu_tasks);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/update.c b/kernel/rcu/update.c
index 46aaaa9fe339..f8436969e0c8 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/update.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/update.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ void wakeme_after_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wakeme_after_rcu);
 
-void __wait_rcu_gp(bool checktiny, int n, call_rcu_func_t *crcu_array,
+void __wait_rcu_gp(bool checktiny, unsigned int state, int n, call_rcu_func_t *crcu_array,
 		   struct rcu_synchronize *rs_array)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ void __wait_rcu_gp(bool checktiny, int n, call_rcu_func_t *crcu_array,
 			if (crcu_array[j] == crcu_array[i])
 				break;
 		if (j == i) {
-			wait_for_completion(&rs_array[i].completion);
+			wait_for_completion_state(&rs_array[i].completion, state);
 			destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rs_array[i].head);
 		}
 	}