diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index ae2b92be5fae..2d8be7ebb0f7 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include <linux/cn_proc.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/futex.h>
-#include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/pipe_fs_i.h>
 #include <linux/audit.h> /* for audit_free() */
 #include <linux/resource.h>
@@ -1059,14 +1058,6 @@ NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long code)
 		exit_itimers(tsk->signal);
 	}
 	acct_collect(code, group_dead);
-#ifdef CONFIG_FUTEX
-	if (unlikely(tsk->robust_list))
-		exit_robust_list(tsk);
-#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	if (unlikely(tsk->compat_robust_list))
-		compat_exit_robust_list(tsk);
-#endif
-#endif
 	if (group_dead)
 		tty_audit_exit();
 	if (unlikely(tsk->audit_context))
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index f6083561dfe0..2a372a0e206f 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/tracehook.h>
 #include <linux/futex.h>
+#include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/task_io_accounting_ops.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
@@ -519,6 +520,16 @@ void mm_release(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	struct completion *vfork_done = tsk->vfork_done;
 
+	/* Get rid of any futexes when releasing the mm */
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUTEX
+	if (unlikely(tsk->robust_list))
+		exit_robust_list(tsk);
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+	if (unlikely(tsk->compat_robust_list))
+		compat_exit_robust_list(tsk);
+#endif
+#endif
+
 	/* Get rid of any cached register state */
 	deactivate_mm(tsk, mm);