diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 316083687fd7..b98bb11d47a2 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static void rcu_read_delay(struct torture_random_state *rrsp)
 	unsigned long started;
 	unsigned long completed;
 	const unsigned long shortdelay_us = 200;
-	const unsigned long longdelay_ms = 50;
+	const unsigned long longdelay_ms = 300;
 	unsigned long long ts;
 
 	/* We want a short delay sometimes to make a reader delay the grace