diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 828acdf491f929b5024dde4e3f968ffbb45f9cc3..5bb2fba9cb8a4d15cf3d023cf839ed5e0564acfc 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -6480,10 +6480,18 @@ static void wq_watchdog_timer_fn(struct timer_list *unused)
 
 notrace void wq_watchdog_touch(int cpu)
 {
+	unsigned long thresh = READ_ONCE(wq_watchdog_thresh) * HZ;
+	unsigned long touch_ts = READ_ONCE(wq_watchdog_touched);
+	unsigned long now = jiffies;
+
 	if (cpu >= 0)
-		per_cpu(wq_watchdog_touched_cpu, cpu) = jiffies;
+		per_cpu(wq_watchdog_touched_cpu, cpu) = now;
+	else
+		WARN_ONCE(1, "%s should be called with valid CPU", __func__);
 
-	wq_watchdog_touched = jiffies;
+	/* Don't unnecessarily store to global cacheline */
+	if (time_after(now, touch_ts + thresh / 4))
+		WRITE_ONCE(wq_watchdog_touched, jiffies);
 }
 
 static void wq_watchdog_set_thresh(unsigned long thresh)