diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuscale/TINY b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuscale/TINY
index 0fa2dc086e10..c1a7d38823fb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuscale/TINY
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuscale/TINY
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_SMP=n
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuscale/TRACE01 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuscale/TRACE01
index 0059592c7408..f3f1368b8386 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuscale/TRACE01
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuscale/TRACE01
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_SMP=y
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n