diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index e8843d818ec3..3bb156d149f9 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -3253,11 +3253,12 @@ kvfree_rcu_queue_batch(struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp)
 			}
 
 			// One work is per one batch, so there are three
-			// "free channels", the batch can handle. It can
-			// be that the work is in the pending state when
-			// channels have been detached following by each
-			// other.
+			// "free channels", the batch can handle. Break
+			// the loop since it is done with this CPU thus
+			// queuing an RCU work is _always_ success here.
 			queued = queue_rcu_work(system_wq, &krwp->rcu_work);
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(!queued);
+			break;
 		}
 	}