diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index d803036059e9..a0e7f44eb121 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -3040,7 +3040,7 @@ kfree_rcu_shrink_scan(struct shrinker *shrink, struct shrink_control *sc)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	return freed;
+	return freed == 0 ? SHRINK_STOP : freed;
 }
 
 static struct shrinker kfree_rcu_shrinker = {