diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
index 110483f0e3fb..e26a40971b26 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
@@ -379,9 +379,20 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 		if (idx == -1)
 			idx = i; /* first enabled state */
 		if (s->target_residency > data->predicted_us) {
-			if (!tick_nohz_tick_stopped())
+			if (data->predicted_us < TICK_USEC)
 				break;
 
+			if (!tick_nohz_tick_stopped()) {
+				/*
+				 * If the state selected so far is shallow,
+				 * waking up early won't hurt, so retain the
+				 * tick in that case and let the governor run
+				 * again in the next iteration of the loop.
+				 */
+				expected_interval = drv->states[idx].target_residency;
+				break;
+			}
+
 			/*
 			 * If the state selected so far is shallow and this
 			 * state's target residency matches the time till the