diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 21ab3c7eb221..b42682b94cb7 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ static int rcutorture_oom_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 	WARN(1, "%s invoked upon OOM during forward-progress testing.\n",
 	     __func__);
 	rcu_torture_fwd_cb_hist();
-	rcu_fwd_progress_check(1 + (jiffies - READ_ONCE(rcu_fwd_startat) / 2));
+	rcu_fwd_progress_check(1 + (jiffies - READ_ONCE(rcu_fwd_startat)) / 2);
 	WRITE_ONCE(rcu_fwd_emergency_stop, true);
 	smp_mb(); /* Emergency stop before free and wait to avoid hangs. */
 	pr_info("%s: Freed %lu RCU callbacks.\n",