diff --git a/kernel/rcupdate.c b/kernel/rcupdate.c
index bef3b6901b76..dd99415b1551 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupdate.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupdate.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_data, rcu_bh_data) = { 0L };
 
 /* Fake initialization required by compiler */
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct tasklet_struct, rcu_tasklet) = {NULL};
-static int maxbatch = 10;
+static int maxbatch = 10000;
 
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_CMPXCHG
 /*