diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index a288da176e46..00d5136d38c2 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -2903,6 +2903,7 @@ int cgroup_clone(struct task_struct *tsk, struct cgroup_subsys *subsys,
 		mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
 		return 0;
 	}
+	task_lock(tsk);
 	cg = tsk->cgroups;
 	parent = task_cgroup(tsk, subsys->subsys_id);
 
@@ -2915,6 +2916,7 @@ int cgroup_clone(struct task_struct *tsk, struct cgroup_subsys *subsys,
 
 	/* Keep the cgroup alive */
 	get_css_set(cg);
+	task_unlock(tsk);
 	mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
 
 	/* Now do the VFS work to create a cgroup */