diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-test-1-run.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-test-1-run.sh
index 5236e07..d39273d 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-test-1-run.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-test-1-run.sh
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 #
 # Authors: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
 
-grace=120
-
 T=/tmp/kvm-test-1-run.sh.$$
 trap 'rm -rf $T' 0
 touch $T
@@ -214,7 +212,7 @@
 		else
 			break
 		fi
-		if test $kruntime -ge $((seconds + grace))
+		if test $kruntime -ge $((seconds + $TORTURE_SHUTDOWN_GRACE))
 		then
 			echo "!!! PID $qemu_pid hung at $kruntime vs. $seconds seconds" >> $resdir/Warnings 2>&1
 			kill -KILL $qemu_pid
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh
index 013c482..4a43176 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 TORTURE_BOOT_IMAGE=""
 TORTURE_INITRD="$KVM/initrd"; export TORTURE_INITRD
 TORTURE_KMAKE_ARG=""
+TORTURE_SHUTDOWN_GRACE=180
 TORTURE_SUITE=rcu
 resdir=""
 configs=""
@@ -149,6 +150,11 @@
 		resdir=$2
 		shift
 		;;
+	--shutdown-grace)
+		checkarg --shutdown-grace "(seconds)" "$#" "$2" '^[0-9]*$' '^error'
+		TORTURE_SHUTDOWN_GRACE=$2
+		shift
+		;;
 	--torture)
 		checkarg --torture "(suite name)" "$#" "$2" '^\(lock\|rcu\)$' '^--'
 		TORTURE_SUITE=$2
@@ -266,6 +272,7 @@
 TORTURE_QEMU_CMD="$TORTURE_QEMU_CMD"; export TORTURE_QEMU_CMD
 TORTURE_QEMU_INTERACTIVE="$TORTURE_QEMU_INTERACTIVE"; export TORTURE_QEMU_INTERACTIVE
 TORTURE_QEMU_MAC="$TORTURE_QEMU_MAC"; export TORTURE_QEMU_MAC
+TORTURE_SHUTDOWN_GRACE="$TORTURE_SHUTDOWN_GRACE"; export TORTURE_SHUTDOWN_GRACE
 TORTURE_SUITE="$TORTURE_SUITE"; export TORTURE_SUITE
 if ! test -e $resdir
 then