div = READ_ONCE(rcu_divisor);
        div = div < 0 ? 7 : div > sizeof(long) * 8 - 2 ? sizeof(long) * 8 - 2 : div;
        bl = max(rdp->blimit, pending >> div);
-       if (unlikely(bl > 100)) {
+       if (in_serving_softirq() && unlikely(bl > 100)) {
                long rrn = READ_ONCE(rcu_resched_ns);
 
                rrn = rrn < NSEC_PER_MSEC ? NSEC_PER_MSEC : rrn > NSEC_PER_SEC ? NSEC_PER_SEC : rrn;
                        if (count >= bl && (need_resched() ||
                                        (!is_idle_task(current) && !rcu_is_callbacks_kthread())))
                                break;
+
+                       /*
+                        * Make sure we don't spend too much time here and deprive other
+                        * softirq vectors of CPU cycles.
+                        */
+                       if (unlikely(tlimit)) {
+                               /* only call local_clock() every 32 callbacks */
+                               if (likely((count & 31) || local_clock() < tlimit))
+                                       continue;
+                               /* Exceeded the time limit, so leave. */
+                               break;
+                       }
                } else {
                        local_bh_enable();
                        lockdep_assert_irqs_enabled();
                        lockdep_assert_irqs_enabled();
                        local_bh_disable();
                }
-
-               /*
-                * Make sure we don't spend too much time here and deprive other
-                * softirq vectors of CPU cycles.
-                */
-               if (unlikely(tlimit)) {
-                       /* only call local_clock() every 32 callbacks */
-                       if (likely((count & 31) || local_clock() < tlimit))
-                               continue;
-                       /* Exceeded the time limit, so leave. */
-                       break;
-               }
        }
 
        local_irq_save(flags);