diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index a6da60be62e8..d59412b34839 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -326,6 +326,10 @@ restart:
 		if (time_before(jiffies, end) && !need_resched() &&
 		    --max_restart)
 			goto restart;
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_RT_SOFTINT_OPTIMIZATION
+		wakeup_softirqd();
+#endif
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RT_SOFTINT_OPTIMIZATION