diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index c8bd349eb638..307499704580 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -676,6 +676,45 @@ config RCU_NOCB_CPU
 	  Say Y here if you want to help to debug reduced OS jitter.
 	  Say N here if you are unsure.
 
+choice
+	prompt "Build-forced no-CBs CPUs"
+	default RCU_NOCB_CPU_NONE
+	help
+	  This option allows no-CBs CPUs to be specified at build time.
+	  Additional no-CBs CPUs may be specified by the rcu_nocbs=
+	  boot parameter.
+
+config RCU_NOCB_CPU_NONE
+	bool "No build_forced no-CBs CPUs"
+	depends on RCU_NOCB_CPU
+	help
+	  This option does not force any of the CPUs to be no-CBs CPUs.
+	  Only CPUs designated by the rcu_nocbs= boot parameter will be
+	  no-CBs CPUs.
+
+config RCU_NOCB_CPU_ZERO
+	bool "CPU 0 is a build_forced no-CBs CPU"
+	depends on RCU_NOCB_CPU
+	help
+	  This option forces CPU 0 to be a no-CBs CPU.  Additional CPUs
+	  may be designated as no-CBs CPUs using the rcu_nocbs= boot
+	  parameter will be no-CBs CPUs.
+
+	  Select this if CPU 0 needs to be a no-CBs CPU for real-time
+	  or energy-efficiency reasons.
+
+config RCU_NOCB_CPU_ALL
+	bool "All CPUs are build_forced no-CBs CPUs"
+	depends on RCU_NOCB_CPU
+	help
+	  This option forces all CPUs to be no-CBs CPUs.  The rcu_nocbs=
+	  boot parameter will be ignored.
+
+	  Select this if all CPUs need to be no-CBs CPUs for real-time
+	  or energy-efficiency reasons.
+
+endchoice
+
 endmenu # "RCU Subsystem"
 
 config IKCONFIG
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index 44f958a88b21..3e33aefce0ea 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -85,6 +85,20 @@ static void __init rcu_bootup_announce_oddness(void)
 	if (nr_cpu_ids != NR_CPUS)
 		printk(KERN_INFO "\tRCU restricting CPUs from NR_CPUS=%d to nr_cpu_ids=%d.\n", NR_CPUS, nr_cpu_ids);
 #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU
+#ifndef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_NONE
+	if (!have_rcu_nocb_mask) {
+		alloc_bootmem_cpumask_var(&rcu_nocb_mask);
+		have_rcu_nocb_mask = true;
+	}
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_ZERO
+	pr_info("\tExperimental no-CBs CPU 0\n");
+	cpumask_set_cpu(0, rcu_nocb_mask);
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_ZERO */
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_ALL
+	pr_info("\tExperimental no-CBs for all CPUs\n");
+	cpumask_setall(rcu_nocb_mask);
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_ALL */
+#endif /* #ifndef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_NONE */
 	if (have_rcu_nocb_mask) {
 		cpulist_scnprintf(nocb_buf, sizeof(nocb_buf), rcu_nocb_mask);
 		pr_info("\tExperimental no-CBs CPUs: %s.\n", nocb_buf);