diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 280bff706017..4cae119dece8 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -1901,8 +1901,16 @@ static void rcutorture_one_extend_check(char *s, int curstate, int new, int old,
 	WARN_ONCE(cur_ops->extendables &&
 		  !(curstate & (RCUTORTURE_RDR_BH | RCUTORTURE_RDR_RBH)) &&
 		  (preempt_count() & SOFTIRQ_MASK), ROEC_ARGS);
-	WARN_ONCE(cur_ops->extendables &&
-		  !(curstate & (RCUTORTURE_RDR_PREEMPT | RCUTORTURE_RDR_SCHED)) &&
+
+	/*
+	 * non-preemptible RCU in a preemptible kernel uses preempt_disable()
+	 * as rcu_read_lock().
+	 */
+	mask = RCUTORTURE_RDR_PREEMPT | RCUTORTURE_RDR_SCHED;
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU))
+		mask |= RCUTORTURE_RDR_RCU_1 | RCUTORTURE_RDR_RCU_2;
+
+	WARN_ONCE(cur_ops->extendables && !(curstate & mask) &&
 		  (preempt_count() & PREEMPT_MASK), ROEC_ARGS);
 
 	/*