diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 28a740151988..8ca1a14cdc8c 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1123,6 +1123,9 @@ static struct task_struct *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	p->blocked_on = NULL; /* not blocked yet */
 #endif
 
+	/* Perform scheduler related setup. Assign this task to a CPU. */
+	sched_fork(p, clone_flags);
+
 	if ((retval = security_task_alloc(p)))
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_policy;
 	if ((retval = audit_alloc(p)))
@@ -1212,9 +1215,6 @@ static struct task_struct *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->ptrace_children);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->ptrace_list);
 
-	/* Perform scheduler related setup. Assign this task to a CPU. */
-	sched_fork(p, clone_flags);
-
 	/* Now that the task is set up, run cgroup callbacks if
 	 * necessary. We need to run them before the task is visible
 	 * on the tasklist. */
diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index 6c361472cc74..d3c03070872d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -1067,8 +1067,9 @@ static void task_new_fair(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 	update_curr(cfs_rq);
 	place_entity(cfs_rq, se, 1);
 
+	/* 'curr' will be NULL if the child belongs to a different group */
 	if (sysctl_sched_child_runs_first && this_cpu == task_cpu(p) &&
-			curr->vruntime < se->vruntime) {
+			curr && curr->vruntime < se->vruntime) {
 		/*
 		 * Upon rescheduling, sched_class::put_prev_task() will place
 		 * 'current' within the tree based on its new key value.