diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index 2c07adb970882b445412537cb0b83d403c634815..fe85600ba8c2bf628264fe33a3040982d95f2354 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -1561,6 +1561,7 @@ static void rcu_yield(void (*f)(unsigned long), unsigned long arg)
 	mod_timer(&yield_timer, jiffies + 2);
 	sp.sched_priority = 0;
 	sched_setscheduler_nocheck(current, SCHED_NORMAL, &sp);
+	set_user_nice(current, 19);
 	schedule();
 	sp.sched_priority = RCU_KTHREAD_PRIO;
 	sched_setscheduler_nocheck(current, SCHED_FIFO, &sp);