diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
index e3cf354f7a7f..14d183438423 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
@@ -216,10 +216,7 @@ static bool __wake_nocb_gp(struct rcu_data *rdp_gp,
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rdp_gp->nocb_gp_lock, flags);
 	if (needwake) {
 		trace_rcu_nocb_wake(rcu_state.name, rdp->cpu, TPS("DoWake"));
-		if (cpu_is_offline(raw_smp_processor_id()))
-			swake_up_one_online(&rdp_gp->nocb_gp_wq);
-		else
-			wake_up_process(rdp_gp->nocb_gp_kthread);
+		swake_up_one_online(&rdp_gp->nocb_gp_wq);
 	}
 
 	return needwake;