diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 6a7f77d90fb0..93d393831adc 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -2016,7 +2016,8 @@ static inline bool nocb_gp_enabled_cb(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 	return rcu_segcblist_test_flags(&rdp->cblist, flags);
 }
 
-static inline bool nocb_gp_update_state(struct rcu_data *rdp, bool *needwake_state)
+static inline bool nocb_gp_update_state_deoffloading(struct rcu_data *rdp,
+						     bool *needwake_state)
 {
 	struct rcu_segcblist *cblist = &rdp->cblist;
 
@@ -2026,7 +2027,7 @@ static inline bool nocb_gp_update_state(struct rcu_data *rdp, bool *needwake_sta
 			if (rcu_segcblist_test_flags(cblist, SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_CB))
 				*needwake_state = true;
 		}
-		return true;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -2037,7 +2038,7 @@ static inline bool nocb_gp_update_state(struct rcu_data *rdp, bool *needwake_sta
 	rcu_segcblist_clear_flags(cblist, SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_GP);
 	if (!rcu_segcblist_test_flags(cblist, SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_CB))
 		*needwake_state = true;
-	return false;
+	return true;
 }
 
 
@@ -2075,7 +2076,7 @@ static void nocb_gp_wait(struct rcu_data *my_rdp)
 			continue;
 		trace_rcu_nocb_wake(rcu_state.name, rdp->cpu, TPS("Check"));
 		rcu_nocb_lock_irqsave(rdp, flags);
-		if (!nocb_gp_update_state(rdp, &needwake_state)) {
+		if (nocb_gp_update_state_deoffloading(rdp, &needwake_state)) {
 			rcu_nocb_unlock_irqrestore(rdp, flags);
 			if (needwake_state)
 				swake_up_one(&rdp->nocb_state_wq);