diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index e46a5124c3eb..09f0cef5014c 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static int param_set_next_fqs_jiffies(const char *val, const struct kernel_param
 	int ret = kstrtoul(val, 0, &j);
 
 	if (!ret) {
-		WRITE_ONCE(*(ulong *)kp->arg, (j > HZ) ? HZ : (j ?: 1));
+		WRITE_ONCE(*(ulong *)kp->arg, clamp_val(j, 1, HZ));
 		adjust_jiffies_till_sched_qs();
 	}
 	return ret;