diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 08059d8d4f5a7..937a58b3266bf 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ void rcu_tasks_trace_qs_blkd(struct task_struct *t);
 		if (likely(!READ_ONCE((t)->trc_reader_special.b.need_qs)) &&	\
 		    likely(!___rttq_nesting)) {					\
 			rcu_trc_cmpxchg_need_qs((t), 0,	TRC_NEED_QS_CHECKED);	\
-		} else if (___rttq_nesting &&					\
+		} else if (___rttq_nesting && ___rttq_nesting != INT_MIN &&	\
 			   !READ_ONCE((t)->trc_reader_special.b.blocked)) {	\
 			rcu_tasks_trace_qs_blkd(t);				\
 		}								\
diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate_trace.h b/include/linux/rcupdate_trace.h
index 6f9c358173989..9bc8cbb33340b 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate_trace.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate_trace.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static inline void rcu_read_unlock_trace(void)
 	nesting = READ_ONCE(t->trc_reader_nesting) - 1;
 	barrier(); // Critical section before disabling.
 	// Disable IPI-based setting of .need_qs.
-	WRITE_ONCE(t->trc_reader_nesting, INT_MIN);
+	WRITE_ONCE(t->trc_reader_nesting, INT_MIN + nesting);
 	if (likely(!READ_ONCE(t->trc_reader_special.s)) || nesting) {
 		WRITE_ONCE(t->trc_reader_nesting, nesting);
 		return;  // We assume shallow reader nesting.