diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c b/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c
index 0b88d96511ad..6595e166f6d5 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ rcu_scale_writer(void *arg)
 			udelay(writer_holdoff);
 		wdp = &wdpp[i];
 		*wdp = ktime_get_mono_fast_ns();
-		if (gp_async) {
+		if (gp_async && !WARN_ON_ONCE(!cur_ops->async)) {
 retry:
 			if (!rhp)
 				rhp = kmalloc(sizeof(*rhp), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ retry:
 			i++;
 		rcu_scale_wait_shutdown();
 	} while (!torture_must_stop());
-	if (gp_async) {
+	if (gp_async && cur_ops->async) {
 		cur_ops->gp_barrier();
 	}
 	writer_n_durations[me] = i_max + 1;