diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/RUDE01.boot b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/RUDE01.boot
index 9363708c9075c..932a0799eb084 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/RUDE01.boot
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/RUDE01.boot
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 rcutorture.torture_type=tasks-rude
+rcutree.use_softirq=0
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS01.boot b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS01.boot
index cd2a188eeb6d9..22cdeced98ea8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS01.boot
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS01.boot
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 rcutorture.torture_type=tasks
+rcutree.use_softirq=0